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From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
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On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 07:21:08PM -0700, David Rees wrote:

> Does *any* distro fiddle those bits in userspace instead of patching the kernel?

Given that the optimal values of these tunables often seems to vary 
between kernel versions, it's easier to just put them in the kernel. 

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
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