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    SubjectRe: Re: [PATCH] vm - swap_prefetch-15
    On 10/7/05, Rudo Thomas <rudo@matfyz.cz> wrote:
    > > Or make it a "const static" variable, so compiler will check types and
    > > everything, but the symbol will not be present in the binary, causing
    > > no overhead. So it could be:
    > >
    > > const unsigned PREFETCH_PAGES = (SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX * swap_prefetch * \
    > > (1 + 9 * laptop_mode));
    >
    > This won't work, AFAICT. swap_prefetch and laptop_mode are variables,
    > but with the code above, they would be evaluated only once. And maybe
    > the compiler will reject that code immediately...

    Ah... yes, you're right! These may change in runtime.

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