Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:16:59 -0400 | From | Spike <> | Subject | Re: [ck] swap prefetching merge plans |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:57:56 -0400 Spike <spike@spykes.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:04:36 +1100 > Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org> wrote: > > > On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:53 pm, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > A look at the -mm lineup for 2.6.17: > > > > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching.patch > > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching-fix.patch > > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching-tweaks.patch > > > > > Still don't have a compelling argument for this, IMO. > > > > For those users who feel they do have a compelling argument for it, please > > speak now or I'll end up maintaining this in -ck only forever. I've come to > > depend on it with my workloads now so I'm never dropping it. There's no point > > me explaining how it is useful yet again, though, because I just end up > > looking like I'm handwaving. It seems a shame for it not to be available to > > all linux users. > > > > Cheers, > > Con > > _______________________________________________ > > http://ck.kolivas.org/faqs/replying-to-mailing-list.txt > > ck mailing list - mailto: ck@vds.kolivas.org > > http://vds.kolivas.org/mailman/listinfo/ck > > > As a gamer it really makes wonders. That's really all I can say because > swap prefetching is such a simple logical thing that one does not need > to go into details as its been said so many times over and over again > before. Having something like this is beneficial to desktop users. > > I suppose support for 1000 some odd CPU's in the kernel is really useful > as well for most people.... > > One can go on and on with the examples, as I seen over the years it > seems to just depend on what the few major maintainers want and not > what the public finds actually useful. > > Bren > _______________________________________________ > http://ck.kolivas.org/faqs/replying-to-mailing-list.txt > ck mailing list - mailto: ck@vds.kolivas.org > http://vds.kolivas.org/mailman/listinfo/ck
There has been compelling arguments against dropping swap prefetching from day one, yet nobody with authority seems to ever take notice.
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113473793117511&w=2
I really loved reading the comment about 2gb of ram when testing and finding no benefits.
So I assume everyone out there has 2gb of ram or more in this so perfect world.
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