Re: remove zero_page (was Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.24)

[Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>]

On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Nick Piggin wrote:
> 
> Where do you suggest I go from here? Is there any way I can
> convince you to try it? Make it a config option? (just kidding)

No, I'll take the damn patch, but quite frankly, I think your arguments 
suck.

I've told you so before, and asked for numbers, and all you do is 
handwave. And this is like the *third*time*, and you don't even seem to 
admit that you're handwaving.

So let's do it, but dammit:
 - make sure there aren't any invalid statements like this in the final 
   commit message.
 - if somebody shows that you were wrong, and points to a real load, 
   please never *ever* make excuses for this again, ok? 

Is that a deal? I hope we'll never need to hear about this again, but I 
really object to the way you've tried to "sell" this thing, by basically 
starting out dishonest about what the problem was, and even now I've yet 
to see a *single* performance number even though I've asked for them 
(except for the problem case, which was introduced by *you*)

		Linus

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