APPLIED Re: [PATCH 0/1][SRU][Q] System hangs when running the memory stress test
Timo Aaltonen
tjaalton at ubuntu.com
Mon Oct 6 10:36:47 UTC 2025
AceLan Kao kirjoitti 30.9.2025 klo 8.02:
> From: "Chia-Lin Kao (AceLan)" <acelan.kao at canonical.com>
>
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2103680
>
> [Impact]
> While running the memory stress test, the system becomes unresponsive.
>
> [Fix]
> The commit from linux-next fixes the issue
> 19c5fb83f2a4 mm: page_alloc: avoid kswapd thrashing due to NUMA restrictions
>
> [Test]
> Run the following command on the machine
> sudo stress-ng --aggressive --verify --timeout 300 --mmapmany 0
> It should finish the test in 5mins.
>
> [Where problems could occur]
> Given that the patch was reviewed and tested by multiple experienced
> kernel developers, the likelihood of it causing a noticeable regression is
> very low. It is far more likely to improve performance and stability on
> NUMA systems under the conditions described in the commit message.
>
> Johannes Weiner (1):
> mm: page_alloc: avoid kswapd thrashing due to NUMA restrictions
>
> mm/page_alloc.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
>
applied to questing master-next, thanks
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t
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