Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:02:41 -0600 | From | Ken Brownfield <> | Subject | Re: 2.4.19-preX: What we really need: -AA patches finally in the tree |
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While I agree that -aa (or -rmap -- something to rescue the VM) should go in ASAP, applying O(1) is a little more questionable. I've been applying O(1) for a while with great results, but it could be construed as changing significantly the behavior of a stable kernel series. I don't know if it does, but I can see it breaking certain apps or modules that relied on previous behavior. Kind of like that parent vs. child scheduling issue of a few months ago. But I could be all wet on that.
It should be in it's own release separate from other major changes at least, IMHO, if the backport is desired by enough folk to outweigh the largish change. And I definitely have VM _way_ higher up my personal list. :)
-- Ken. brownfld@irridia.com
On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 01:35:18AM +0100, Dieter Nützel wrote: | Without them we do _NOT_ calm the flamewar against Linux's 2.4 VM. | Second, it is time for the outstanding ReiserFS patches. | If we are somewhat risky we put Ingo's GREAT O(1)-scheduler in, too. | Preemption is than another story. | | Thank you for any feedback in advance. | This not intended as a flamewar start. | | -Dieter | -- | Dieter Nützel | Graduate Student, Computer Science | | University of Hamburg | Department of Computer Science | Ohome: Dieter.NuetzelOhamburg.de | | - | To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in | the body of a message to majordomoOvger.kernel.org | More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html | Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - 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/
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