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From: "Paolo Ciarrocchi" <paolo.ciarrocchi@gmail.com>
To: Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: david@lang.hm, Rene Herman <rene.herman@gmail.com>,
	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@enter.net>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	Frank Kingswood <frank@kingswood-consulting.co.uk>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>, Ray Lee <ray-lk@madrabbit.org>,
	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>, ck list <ck@vds.kolivas.org>,
	Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>,
	linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFT: updatedb "morning after" problem [was: Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23]
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:55:32 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4d8e3fd30708060255w79a3bbj40f33f7eb80a743f@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <997038.92524.qm@web53809.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

On 8/6/07, Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
[...]
> > this completely ignores the use case where the
> > swapping was exactly the
> > right thing to do, but memory has been freed up from
> > a program exiting so
> > that you couldnow fill that empty ram with data that
> > was swapped out.
>
> Yeah. However, merging patches (especially when
> changing heuristics, especially in page reclaim) is
> not about just thinking up a use-case that it works
> well for and telling people that they're putting their
> heads in the sand if they say anything against it.
> Read this thread and you'll find other examples of
> patches that have been around for as long or longer
> and also have some good use-cases and also have not
> been merged.

What do you think Andrew?
Swap prefetch is not the panacea, it's not going to solve all the
problems but it seems to improve the "desktop experience" and it has
been discussed and reviewed a lot (it's has even been discussed more
than it should have be).

Are you going to push upstream the patch?

Ciao,
-- 
Paolo
http://paolo.ciarrocchi.googlepages.com/

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Thread overview: 227+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20070710013152.ef2cd200.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
2007-07-10 10:15 ` -mm merge plans for 2.6.23 Con Kolivas
2007-07-11  1:02   ` Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-11  1:14     ` [ck] " Andrew Morton
2007-07-11  1:52       ` André Goddard Rosa
2007-07-11  4:25         ` [ck] " André Goddard Rosa
2007-07-11  2:21       ` Ira Snyder
2007-07-11  3:37         ` timotheus
2007-07-11  2:54       ` Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-11  5:18         ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-11  5:47           ` Ray Lee
2007-07-11  5:54             ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-11  6:04               ` Ray Lee
2007-07-11  6:24                 ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-11  7:50                   ` swap prefetch (Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23) Ingo Molnar
2007-07-11  6:00             ` [ck] Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23 Nick Piggin
2007-07-11  3:59       ` Grzegorz Kulewski
2007-07-11 12:26       ` Kevin Winchester
2007-07-11 12:36         ` Jesper Juhl
2007-07-12 12:06       ` Kacper Wysocki
2007-07-12 12:35         ` Avuton Olrich
2007-07-22 23:11   ` Con Kolivas
2007-07-23 23:08   ` Jesper Juhl
2007-07-24  3:22     ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-24  4:53       ` Ray Lee
2007-07-24  5:10         ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-07-24  5:18           ` Ray Lee
2007-07-24  5:16         ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-24 16:11           ` -mm merge plans for 2.6.23 - Completely Fair Swap Prefetch Frank Kingswood
2007-07-25  0:59             ` [ck] " Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-24 16:15           ` -mm merge plans for 2.6.23 Ray Lee
2007-07-25  4:06             ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25  4:55               ` Rene Herman
2007-07-25  5:00                 ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25  5:12                 ` david
2007-07-25  5:30                   ` Rene Herman
2007-07-25  5:51                     ` david
2007-07-25  7:14                     ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-07-25  8:18                       ` Rene Herman
2007-07-25  8:28                         ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-25  8:43                           ` Rene Herman
2007-07-25 10:53                             ` [ck] " Jos Poortvliet
2007-07-25 11:06                               ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25 12:39                                 ` Jos Poortvliet
2007-07-25 13:30                               ` Rene Herman
2007-07-25 13:50                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-25 17:33                                   ` Satyam Sharma
2007-07-25 20:35                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-26  2:32                                       ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2007-07-26  4:13                                         ` Jeff Garzik
2007-07-26 10:22                                           ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2007-07-25 11:34                             ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-25 11:40                               ` Rene Herman
2007-07-25 11:50                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-25 16:08                               ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-07-25 22:05                               ` Paul Jackson
2007-07-25 22:22                                 ` Zan Lynx
2007-07-25 22:27                                 ` Jesper Juhl
2007-07-25 22:28                                 ` [ck] " Michael Chang
2007-07-25 23:45                                 ` André Goddard Rosa
2007-07-25 16:02                     ` Ray Lee
2007-07-25 20:55                       ` Zan Lynx
2007-07-25 21:28                         ` Ray Lee
2007-07-26  1:15                       ` [ck] " Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-26  1:32                         ` Ray Lee
2007-07-26  3:16                           ` Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-26 22:30                         ` Michael Chang
2007-07-25  5:30                 ` Eric St-Laurent
2007-07-25  5:37                   ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25  5:53                     ` david
2007-07-25  6:04                       ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25  6:23                         ` david
2007-07-25  7:25                           ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25  7:49                             ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-25  7:58                               ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25  8:15                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-25 10:41                         ` Jesper Juhl
2007-07-25  6:19                     ` [ck] " Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-25  6:30                       ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25  6:47                       ` Mike Galbraith
2007-07-25  7:19                         ` Eric St-Laurent
2007-07-25  6:44                     ` Eric St-Laurent
2007-07-25 16:09                     ` Ray Lee
2007-07-26  4:57                       ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-26  5:53                         ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-26  6:06                           ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-26  6:17                             ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-26  6:33                         ` Ray Lee
2007-07-26  6:50                           ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-26  7:43                             ` Ray Lee
2007-07-26  7:59                               ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-28  0:24                             ` Matt Mackall
2007-07-26 14:19                         ` [ck] " Michael Chang
2007-07-26 18:13                           ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-26 22:04                             ` Dirk Schoebel
2007-07-26 22:33                               ` Dirk Schoebel
2007-07-26 23:27                                 ` Jeff Garzik
2007-07-26 23:29                                   ` david
2007-07-26 23:39                                     ` Jeff Garzik
2007-07-27  0:12                                       ` david
2007-07-28  0:12                         ` Matt Mackall
2007-07-28  3:42                         ` Daniel Cheng
2007-07-28  9:35                           ` Stefan Richter
2007-07-25 17:55                     ` Frank A. Kingswood
2007-07-25  6:09               ` [ck] " Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-25  6:18                 ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25 16:19               ` Ray Lee
2007-07-25 20:46               ` Andi Kleen
2007-07-26  8:38                 ` Frank Kingswood
2007-07-26  9:20                   ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-26  9:34                     ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-26  9:40                       ` RFT: updatedb "morning after" problem [was: Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23] Ingo Molnar
2007-07-26 10:09                         ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-26 10:24                           ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-27  0:33                             ` [ck] " Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-30  9:33                               ` Helge Hafting
2007-07-26 10:27                           ` Ingo Molnar
2007-07-26 10:38                             ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-26 12:46                           ` Mike Galbraith
2007-07-26 18:05                             ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-27  5:12                               ` Mike Galbraith
2007-07-27  7:23                                 ` Mike Galbraith
2007-07-27  8:47                                   ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-27  8:54                                     ` Al Viro
2007-07-27  9:02                                       ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-27  9:40                                     ` Mike Galbraith
2007-07-27 10:00                                     ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-27 10:25                                       ` Mike Galbraith
2007-07-27 17:45                                         ` Daniel Hazelton
2007-07-27 18:16                                           ` Rene Herman
2007-07-27 19:43                                             ` david
2007-07-28  7:19                                               ` Rene Herman
2007-07-28  8:55                                                 ` david
2007-07-28 10:11                                                   ` Rene Herman
2007-07-28 11:21                                                     ` Alan Cox
2007-07-28 16:29                                                       ` Ray Lee
2007-07-28 21:03                                                       ` david
2007-07-29  8:11                                                       ` Rene Herman
2007-07-29 13:12                                                         ` Alan Cox
2007-07-29 14:07                                                           ` Rene Herman
2007-07-29 14:58                                                             ` Ray Lee
2007-07-29 14:59                                                               ` Rene Herman
2007-07-29 15:20                                                                 ` Ray Lee
2007-07-29 15:36                                                                   ` Rene Herman
2007-07-29 16:04                                                                     ` Ray Lee
2007-07-29 16:59                                                                       ` Rene Herman
2007-07-29 17:19                                                                         ` Ray Lee
2007-07-29 17:33                                                                           ` Rene Herman
2007-07-29 17:52                                                                             ` Ray Lee
2007-07-29 19:05                                                                               ` Rene Herman
2007-07-29 17:53                                                                             ` Alan Cox
2007-07-29 19:33                                                                   ` Paul Jackson
2007-07-29 20:00                                                                     ` Ray Lee
2007-07-29 20:18                                                                       ` Paul Jackson
2007-07-29 20:23                                                                         ` Ray Lee
2007-07-29 21:06                                                                       ` Daniel Hazelton
2007-07-28 21:00                                                     ` david
2007-07-29 10:09                                                       ` Rene Herman
2007-07-29 11:41                                                         ` david
2007-07-29 14:01                                                           ` Rene Herman
2007-07-29 21:19                                                             ` david
2007-08-06  2:14                                                               ` Nick Piggin
2007-08-06  2:22                                                                 ` david
2007-08-06  9:21                                                                   ` Nick Piggin
2007-08-06  9:55                                                                     ` Paolo Ciarrocchi [this message]
2007-07-28 15:56                                                   ` Daniel Hazelton
2007-07-28 21:06                                                     ` david
2007-07-28 21:48                                                       ` Daniel Hazelton
2007-07-27 20:28                                             ` Daniel Hazelton
2007-07-28  5:19                                               ` Rene Herman
2007-07-27 23:15                                             ` Björn Steinbrink
2007-07-27 23:29                                               ` Andi Kleen
2007-07-28  0:08                                                 ` Björn Steinbrink
2007-07-28  1:10                                                 ` Daniel Hazelton
2007-07-29 12:53                                                 ` Paul Jackson
2007-07-28  7:35                                               ` Rene Herman
2007-07-28  8:51                                                 ` Rene Herman
2007-07-27 22:08                                           ` Mike Galbraith
2007-07-27 22:51                                             ` Daniel Hazelton
2007-07-28  7:48                                               ` Mike Galbraith
2007-07-28 15:36                                                 ` Daniel Hazelton
2007-07-29  1:33                                     ` Rik van Riel
2007-07-29  3:39                                       ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-26 10:20                         ` Al Viro
2007-07-26 12:23                           ` Andi Kleen
2007-07-26 14:59                             ` Al Viro
2007-07-11 20:41                               ` Pavel Machek
2007-07-27 19:19                           ` Paul Jackson
2007-07-26 13:05                         ` Fredrik Klasson
2007-07-31 16:37               ` [ck] Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23 Matthew Hawkins
2007-08-06  2:11                 ` Nick Piggin
2007-07-25  4:46             ` david
2007-07-25  8:00               ` Rene Herman
2007-07-25  8:07                 ` david
2007-07-25  8:29                   ` Rene Herman
2007-07-25  8:31                     ` david
2007-07-25  8:33                       ` david
2007-07-25 10:58                         ` Rene Herman
2007-07-25 15:55               ` Ray Lee
2007-07-25 20:16                 ` Al Boldi
2007-07-27  0:28                   ` Magnus Naeslund
2007-07-24  5:18         ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-24  6:01           ` Ray Lee
2007-07-24  6:10             ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-24  9:38             ` Tilman Schmidt
2007-07-25  1:26           ` [ck] " Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-25  1:35             ` David Miller, Matthew Hawkins
2007-07-24  0:08   ` Con Kolivas
2007-07-11 11:39 ` buffered write patches, " Christoph Hellwig
2007-07-11 17:23   ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-11 12:23 ` lguest, " Christoph Hellwig
2007-07-11 15:45   ` Randy Dunlap
2007-07-11 18:04   ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-12  1:21   ` Rusty Russell
2007-07-12  2:28     ` David Miller, Rusty Russell
2007-07-12  2:48       ` Rusty Russell
2007-07-12  2:51         ` David Miller, Rusty Russell
2007-07-12  3:15           ` Rusty Russell
2007-07-12  3:35             ` David Miller, Rusty Russell
2007-07-12  4:24         ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-12  4:52           ` Rusty Russell
2007-07-12 11:10             ` Avi Kivity
2007-07-19 17:27             ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-07-20  3:27               ` Rusty Russell
2007-07-20  7:15                 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-07-12  0:54 ` fault vs invalidate race (Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23) Nick Piggin
2007-07-12  2:31   ` block_page_mkwrite? (Re: fault vs invalidate race (Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23)) David Chinner
2007-07-12  2:42     ` Nick Piggin

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