lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2001]   [Nov]   [20]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [more markup]  [less markup]  [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
DateTue, 20 Nov 2001 20:05:05 -0200 (BRST)
FromRik van Riel <>
SubjectRe: Swap
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Dan Maas wrote:

> > I bet they're getting mmap()d, like all mp3 programs seem to do
>
> Just a note here - I see much fewer buffer underruns and more consistent
> read-ahead/drop-behind behavior (i.e. no paging of other programs) when
> using plain read(), as opposed to mmap().

Consider this a VM bug, mmap() really should be more efficient.

regards,

Rik
-- 
Shortwave goes a long way:  irc.starchat.net  #swl

http://www.surriel.com/		http://distro.conectiva.com/

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 12:13    [W:0.155 / U:0.190 seconds]
©2003-2008 Jasper Spaans