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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Rename "swapper" to "idle"
>> > Swapper does not do these things. It just happens to be "running" at that time (and it is always running if the system is idle).
>> >
>> > IOW, it is indeed an "idle" process. In fact, all it does is cpu_idle().
>>
>> Really? Are your sure that swapper only does cpu_idle()???
>
>Yes.
>Idle is by definition Nothing.
>

So call it "voidd" :>


Jan Engelhardt
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