Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:48:19 -0400 (EDT) | | From | <> | | Subject | Re: Memory Rusting Effect [re: Linux hostile to poverty] |
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Would it perhaps be possible to have the dcache not cache anything (or no more then 1 page of cache) on systems with <8megs of ram?
If your system is that old then you can tolerate the loss of performance if it prevents fragmentation..
On Thu, 23 Jul 1998, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:
> Hi, > > On Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:15:14 +0100 (BST), alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan > Cox) said: > > > So yes 8Mb is important, and I'd like to get 2.3.x working in 4Mb nicely > > preferably 2Mb (with a very limited feature set obviously) > > I'm a lot more optimistic having seen 2.1.110 running. The one thing we > still need to wait for before we can pass judgement is to see wether or > not it lasts for weeks in 4MB, but the indications so far are pretty > good. > > --Stephen > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.altern.org/andrebalsa/doc/lkml-faq.html >
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