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Subject: Re: [2.4.17/18pre] VM and swap - it's really unusable
From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: Daniel Phillips <phillips@bonn-fries.net>
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On Mon, 2002-01-21 at 11:48, Daniel Phillips wrote:

> The disk and the IO thread are active a higher portion of the time, while the 
> kernel hog gets the same amount of time.  So in this case we have improved 
> both latency and throughput.
> 
> Naturally I constructed this case to show the effect most clearly.  There are 
> many possible variations on the above scenario.  It does seem to explain the 
> latency/throughput improvements that have been reported in practice.

Well put.  I think this is exact the scenario we are observing.

Its the same benefit to latency.  We react quicker.

	Robert Love

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