Re: [PATCH] mincore for i386, against 2.3.51

[Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>]

On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Chuck Lever wrote:
> > So I'd prefer something that does not have the "incore" function at all,
> > and if that convinces somebody else to change shm to use the address_space
> > stuff to get a working mincore(), all the better. Ok?
> 
> hmm.  i created the "incore" method because mincore needs to synchronize
> with the swapping method used for each of the different vma types.  this
> is different for shm's vs. mapped files -- they both use locking methods
> that are independent of one another.

But that's exactly my poing. The shm version is bad, and it will be
eventually removed ;)

> btw i think i've ended up in your kill file.  direct mail i send to you
> appears to be lost.

You'r enot in my kill-file any more than anybody else is.

The fact that I get too much mail means that very few people get horribly
much attention, I'm afraid.

		Linus

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