From: Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC] vm: Add an tuning knob for vm.max_writeback_pages
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:54:41 -0400
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At the risk of asking a stupid question, what *is* range_cyclic and
what is it trying to do?  I've been looking at the code and am I'm
getting myself very confused about what the code is trying to do and
what was its original intent.

					- Ted

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