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From: kanoj@google.engr.sgi.com (Kanoj Sarcar)
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: kswapd
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 10:55:10 -0800 (PST)
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> 
> So think of the bug as "kswapd will waste the final part of its timeslice
> doing nothing useful".
>

Got it ... Thanks.

Makes you wonder whether the resched checking should be done for each zone, 
or once for the entire pgdat.

Kanoj
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