From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: From: "Viju - CTD, Chennai." Subject: RE: Adding Remote mem. in local addr space. Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:02:39 +0530 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Return-Path: To: amey d inamdar , linux-mm@kvack.org List-ID: > Hello there, > What will be the benefits if we can add the remote memory in local address space? > Thanx in anticipation. > -Amey Hello Amey, What i understand from ur description is u are trying to use the available free mem in other machine's if some machine is running low on memory, in a network of systems. This would have a adverse effect if added to the address space of any process. Since the remote mem access is slower than the local mem access, this would make the system much slower. This NETWORK RAM can be used only if u have a network that would serve much faster than the local disk access. These NETWORK RAM can be used as a backing store for the pages that are being swapped out. This NETWORK RAM can be used as a intermittent layer between RAM and disk. Regards, Viju. *********************************************************************** Disclaimer: This document is intended for transmission to the named recipient only. If you are not that person, you should note that legal rights reside in this document and you are not authorized to access, read, disclose, copy, use or otherwise deal with it and any such actions are prohibited and may be unlawful. The views expressed in this document are not necessarily those of HCL Technologies Ltd. Notice is hereby given that no representation, contract or other binding obligation shall be created by this e-mail, which must be interpreted accordingly. Any representations, contractual rights or obligations shall be separately communicated in writing and signed in the original by a duly authorized officer of the relevant company. *********************************************************************** -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/