Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:14:06 +0530 | From | Balbir Singh <> | Subject | Re: [ckrm-tech] RFC: Memory Controller |
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Paul Menage wrote: > On 10/31/06, Balbir Singh <balbir@in.ibm.com> wrote: >> I thought this would be hard to do in general, but with a page --> >> container mapping that will come as a result of the memory controller, >> will it still be that hard? > > I meant that it's pretty much impossible with the current APIs > provided by the kernel. That's why one of the most useful things that > a memory controller can provide is accounting and limiting of page > cache usage. > > Paul
Thanks for clarifying that! I completely agree, page cache control is very important!
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