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From: Marcin Kowalski <kowalski@datrix.co.za>
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Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4 diskcache pushes applications into swap?
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:03:55 +0200
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Hi

Had the same problem -- even up to 2.4.3. Ed Tomlinsons Patch sorted it out .

It seems that  the dentries were not being cleared properly... hope this 
helps.. 
The explanation probably doesn't :-).. (see last weeks list archives)
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--- ./linux/fs/dcache.c Thu Apr 12 09:20:59 2001
+++ dcache.new  Thu Apr 12 09:22:38 2001
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
                if (dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED) {
                        dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_REFERENCED;
                        list_add(&dentry->d_lru, &dentry_unused);
-                       goto next;
+                       continue;
                }
                dentry_stat.nr_unused--;

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     Marcin Kowalski
     Linux/Perl Developer
     Datrix Solutions
     Cel. 082-400-7603
      ***Open Source Kicks Ass***
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