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    SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 0/5] zram/zsmalloc promotion
    Hi Mel,

    On 08/16/2013 04:33 PM, Mel Gorman wrote:
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    > I already said I recognise it has a large number of users in the field
    > and users count a lot more than me complaining. If it gets promoted then
    > I expect it will be on those grounds.
    >
    > My position is that I think it's a bad idea because it is clear there is no
    > plan or intention of ever brining zram and zswap together. Instead we are
    > to have two features providing similar functionality with zram diverging
    > further from zswap. Ultimately I believe this will increase maintenance
    > headaches. It'll get even more entertaining if/when someone ever tries
    > to reimplement zcache although since Dan left I do not believe anyone is
    > planning to try. I will not be acking this series but there many be enough

    I already reimplemented zcache based on mm/zbud.c.
    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.mm/104824

    I'll pay more attention to the problems of zswap as you mentioned.

    > developers that are actually willing to maintain a duel zram/zswap mess
    > to make it happen anyway.
    >

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    Regards,
    -Bob


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