Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 14:30:39 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@iquest.net> To: bright@cygnus.rush.net (perlsta) Cc: dillon@apollo.backplane.com, dyson@iquest.net, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: inode / exec_map interlock ? (follow up) Message-ID: <199902161930.OAA00391@y.dyson.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990216140929.10060w-100000@cygnus.rush.net> from perlsta at "Feb 16, 99 02:20:45 pm"
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perlsta said: > > I've noticed that the 'old' swapper or system seemed to leave a LOT of > swap still used en it wasn't trully needed. The new system seems to > reclaim these regeons as soon as they are swapped in. I've noticed the > new swapper is a bit more 'peppy' but i'm concerned that it is dooing what > John says. > Matt's code has a better allocator, and for that I applaud the code. Regressing behavior, when information is available and offered is not forward progress, but a loss of technology. You could have had the superior behavior of both, if the developer had listened. > > One other thing, I has some trouble getting to sleep last night and > decided to venture into src/sys/vm, the comments are VERY helpful. The > kind of documentation going on here will really help people get into > systems programming, it is MUCH appreciated. > If the code wasn't being substantially modified without review and agreement, I would agree. Function is more important than form, and function is being lost. -- John | Never try to teach a pig to sing, dyson@iquest.net | it makes one look stupid jdyson@nc.com | and it irritates the pig. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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