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Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 00:08:50 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au>
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To: "Martin J. Bligh" <Martin.Bligh@us.ibm.com>
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Subject: Re: large page patch
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"Martin J. Bligh" wrote:
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> >   DaveM>    In my opinion the proposed large-page patch addresses a
> >   DaveM> relatively pressing need for databases (primarily).
> >
> >   DaveM> Databases want large pages with IPC_SHM, how can this
> >   DaveM> special syscal hack address that?
> >
> > I believe the interface is OK in that regard.  AFAIK, Oracle is happy
> > with it.
> 
> Is Oracle now the world's only database? I think not.

Is a draft of Simon's patch available against 2.5?

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