From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Recent VM fiasco - fixed References: Reply-To: zlatko@iskon.hr From: Zlatko Calusic Date: 08 May 2000 20:53:31 +0200 In-Reply-To: Rik van Riel's message of "Mon, 8 May 2000 15:46:09 -0300 (BRST)" Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Return-Path: To: Rik van Riel Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu, Linus Torvalds List-ID: Rik van Riel writes: > 20MB and 24MB machines will be in the same situation, if > that's of any help to you ;) > Yes, you are right. And thanks for that tip (booting with mem=24m) because that will be my first test case later tonight. > > But after few hours spent dealing with the horrible VM that is > > in the pre6, I'm not scared anymore. And I think that solution > > to all our problems with zone balancing must be very simple. > > It is. Linus is working on a conservative & simple solution > while I'm trying a bit more "far-out" code (active and inactive > list a'la BSD, etc...). We should have at least one good VM > subsystem within the next few weeks ;) > Nice. I'm also in favour of some kind of active/inactive list solution (looks promising), but that is probably 2.5.x stuff. I would be happy to see 2.4 out ASAP. Later, when it stabilizes, we will have lots of fun in 2.5, that's for sure. Regards, -- Zlatko -- 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.eu.org/Linux-MM/