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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/5] lumpy: isolate_lru_pages wants to specifically take active or inactive pages
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Andy Whitcroft wrote:

> The caller of isolate_lru_pages specifically knows whether it wants
> to take either inactive or active pages. Currently we take the
> state of the LRU page at hand and use that to scan for matching
> pages in the order sized block. If that page is transiting we
> can scan for the wrong type. The caller knows what they want and
> should be telling us. Pass in the required active/inactive state
> and match against that.

The page cannot be transiting since we hold the lru lock?
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