Andrew wrote: > - consider going off-cpuset for critical allocations. We do ... in mm/page_alloc.c:
* This is the last chance, in general, before the goto nopage. * Ignore cpuset if GFP_ATOMIC (!wait) rather than fail alloc. * See also cpuset_zone_allowed() comment in kernel/cpuset.c. */ page = get_page_from_freelist(gfp_mask, order, zonelist, alloc_flags); We also allow GFP_KERNEL requests to escape the current cpuset, to the nearest enclosing mem_exclusive cpuset, which is typically a big cpuset covering most of the system. -- I won't rest till it's the best ... Programmer, Linux Scalability Paul Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1.925.600.0401 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/