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Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 12:51:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Mark Hahn <hahn@physics.mcmaster.ca>
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, Hans Reiser wrote:
> Write clustering is one thing it achieves.   When we flush a slum, the 

sure, that's fine.  when the VM tells you to write a page,
you're free to write *more*, but you certainly must give back
that particular page.  afaicr, this was the conclusion 
of the long-ago thread that you're referring to.

regards, mark hahn.

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