Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:53:59 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: frank@exit.com Cc: freebsd@bitfreak.org, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Yeah, but what does it mean? [Was: Re: File trees: the deeper, the weirder] Message-ID: <45457757.6090408@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <1162150478.89604.11.camel@jill.exit.com> References: <20061029140716.GA12058@comp.chem.msu.su> <20061029152227.GA11826@walton.maths.tcd.ie> <006801c6fb77$e4e30100$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <4544F837.9010304@bitfreak.org> <1162150478.89604.11.camel@jill.exit.com>
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On 10/29/06 13:34, Frank Mayhar wrote: > On Sun, 2006-10-29 at 10:51 -0800, freebsd@bitfreak.org wrote: >> What does vnlru stand for? VNode List Recycling Unit? Someone please >> tell me. I lost Deep Thought's email address, so I'm a bit stuck. > > I wasn't in on the naming, but I'll bet it stands for something along > the lines of VNode Least Recently Used. Yep, that's what it means. vn* is commonly used in the kernel for vnodes, and an 'lru' is commonly known for a 'least recently used' sort of list. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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