Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:07:05 +0000 (GMT) | From | Mel Gorman <> | Subject | VM documentation |
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Yet another release in the usual places. The main reasons for the release is a correction on the subject of vmalloc more than anything else and the rearrangement of chapters to present the material in more logical order. I am hoping there will only be one, or at most two more releases after this before it's done and dusted (famous last words).
Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager PDF: http://www.csn.ul.ie/~mel/projects/vm/guide/pdf/understand.pdf HTML: http://www.csn.ul.ie/~mel/projects/vm/guide/html/understand Text: http://www.csn.ul.ie/~mel/projects/vm/guide/text/understand.txt
Code Commentary PDF: http://www.csn.ul.ie/~mel/projects/vm/guide/pdf/code.pdf HTML: http://www.csn.ul.ie/~mel/projects/vm/guide/html/code Text: http://www.csn.ul.ie/~mel/projects/vm/guide/text/code.txt
Few important reasons for this release but still, it brings me closer to just finalising it and releasing it fully.
1. Chapters have been rearranged a little so there should be no forward references left and the material is handled in an "easier" order for understanding it. Each chapter now has an introduction as well so it isn't as clunky to read at parts
2. I messed up the explanation of vmalloc by saying pages are allocated at fault time rather than saying that it is just the page tables for the faulting process are synced with the master page tables. Pretty serious mistake so anyone looking at vmalloc stuff should re-read
3. Minor correction on the explanation of try_to_free_pages() in the code commentary. I now explain why it only frees up pages in ZONE_NORMAL
4. Loads of polish like font and grammar corrections. Minor mistake in slab where I said /proc/cpuinfo instead of /proc/slabinfo and a few others like that
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