Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965171AbWCWECN (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:02:13 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965174AbWCWECM (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:02:12 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:9376 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965171AbWCWECM (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:02:12 -0500 Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:01:38 -0500 (EST) From: Rik van Riel X-X-Sender: riel@cuia.boston.redhat.com To: Andrew Morton cc: Peter Zijlstra , linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bob.picco@hp.com, iwamoto@valinux.co.jp, christoph@lameter.com, wfg@mail.ustc.edu.cn, npiggin@suse.de, torvalds@osdl.org, marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/34] mm: Page Replacement Policy Framework In-Reply-To: <20060322145132.0886f742.akpm@osdl.org> Message-ID: References: <20060322223107.12658.14997.sendpatchset@twins.localnet> <20060322145132.0886f742.akpm@osdl.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 710 Lines: 19 On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Andrew Morton wrote: > 2.6.16-rc6 seems to do OK. I assume the cyclic patterns exploit the lru > worst case thing? Has consideration been given to tweaking the existing > code, detect the situation and work avoid the problem? This can certainly be done. Rate-based clock-pro isn't that far away mechanically from the current 2.6 code and can be introduced in small steps. I'll just have to make it work again ;) -- All Rights Reversed - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/