From: Zlatko Calusic <zlatko@iskon.hr>
To: linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: swap_out() question...
Date: 07 Jan 2001 21:29:06 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wvc79kdp.fsf@atlas.iskon.hr> (raw)
In the swap_out() function in mm/vmscan.c there is this chunk of code:
onlist = PageActive(page);
/* Don't look at this pte if it's been accessed recently. */
if (ptep_test_and_clear_young(page_table)) {
age_page_up(page);
goto out_failed;
}
if (!onlist)
/* The page is still mapped, so it can't be freeable... */
age_page_down_ageonly(page);
Now I don't understand the last comment. It speaks about mapped page
but we have only tested if a page is active or no. Also if ageing the
page gets it age down to zero page will be freeable indeed. What's
wrong with that comment?
Also why are we aging page down only if it is not active?
Rik and other mm guys, could you comment on this?
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Zlatko
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