[opensuse-kernel] Re: Why suse still choose SLAB as the default?

On Thu 03-09-15 12:07:03, Navin Parakkal wrote: [...]

The problem doesn't occur with Oracle systems because during backup they have ways to use direct I/O and many DBAs set that by default .

I am still not sure I understand what is _the problem_. Do you see any considerable stalls during backups caused by excessive slab usage? You have mentioned that you can see stalls during an artificial load earlier but nothing about a real world example. -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+owner@opensuse.org