Re: try_to_swap_out() deactivating pages w. count > 2

From: Rik van Riel (riel@conectiva.com.br)
Date: Sat Apr 21 2001 - 13:51:25 EDT

  • Next message: Rik van Riel: "Re: try_to_swap_out() deactivating pages w. count > 2"

    On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:
    > In article <Pine.LNX.4.21.0104211336390.1685-100000@imladris.rielhome.conectiva>,
    > Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br> wrote:
    > >
    > >What I _am_ worried about is the fact that we do this to pages with
    > >a really high page age. These things are in active use and cannot
    > >be swapped out any time soon, yet we do claim swap space for it ...
    >
    > Ehh... And if we didn't do that, then how could they every become less
    > active?
    >
    > We should _absolutely_ do the swap space reclaiming without looking at
    > the page count.

    page->age != page->count

    Rik 

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