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From: "Stephen C. Tweedie" <sct@redhat.com>
To: Max <max@Linuz.sns.it>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>,
	Andrea Arcangeli <andrea@e-mind.com>,
	linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: Re: tiny patch, reduces kernel memory usage (memory_save patch)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 21:49:07 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <199901102149.VAA01490@dax.scot.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990110174423.15469A-100000@Linuz.sns.it>

Hi,

On Sun, 10 Jan 1999 18:00:52 +0100 (MET), Max <max@Linuz.sns.it> said:

> I am really sorry to disturb with something that is supposed to be discussed
> in linux-kernel, but looks linux-kernel is terribly lagged, and also my
> original message (sent on Jan 7) got somehow ignored.

> -	unsigned int unused;
> -	unsigned long map_nr;	/* page->map_nr == page - mem_map */

The unused field needs to go.  Fine.  The map_nr field is needed to
avoid a division when we try to find a page number from a struct page.

--Stephen
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      parent reply	other threads:[~1999-01-10 21:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-01-10 17:00 Max
1999-01-10 18:11 ` Andrea Arcangeli
1999-01-10 21:49 ` Stephen C. Tweedie [this message]

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