Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754362AbXECPyY (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 May 2007 11:54:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1162140AbXECPyX (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 May 2007 11:54:23 -0400 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:39511 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754362AbXECPyW (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 May 2007 11:54:22 -0400 Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 17:54:07 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, Con Kolivas Subject: Re: swap-prefetch: 2.6.22 -mm merge plans Message-ID: <20070503155407.GA7536@elte.hu> References: <20070430162007.ad46e153.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070430162007.ad46e153.akpm@linux-foundation.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -2.0 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-2.0 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.0.3 -2.0 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1355 Lines: 38 * Andrew Morton wrote: > - If replying, please be sure to cc the appropriate individuals. > Please also consider rewriting the Subject: to something > appropriate. i'm wondering about swap-prefetch: mm-implement-swap-prefetching.patch swap-prefetch-avoid-repeating-entry.patch add-__gfp_movable-for-callers-to-flag-allocations-from-high-memory-that-may-be-migrated-swap-prefetch.patch The swap-prefetch feature is relatively compact: 10 files changed, 745 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) it is contained mostly to itself: mm/swap_prefetch.c | 581 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ i've reviewed it once again and in the !CONFIG_SWAP_PREFETCH case it's a clear NOP, while in the CONFIG_SWAP_PREFETCH=y case all the feedback i've seen so far was positive. Time to have this upstream and time for a desktop-oriented distro to pick it up. I think this has been held back way too long. It's .config selectable and it is as ready for integration as it ever is going to be. So it's a win/win scenario. Acked-by: Ingo Molnar Ingo - 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/