From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 16 11:30:44 1999 Received: from iquest3.iquest.net (iquest3.iquest.net [209.43.20.203]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA23948 for ; Tue, 16 Feb 1999 11:30:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from toor@y.dyson.net) Received: (qmail 12795 invoked from network); 16 Feb 1999 19:30:40 -0000 Received: from dyson.iquest.net (HELO y.dyson.net) (198.70.144.127) by iquest3.iquest.net with SMTP; 16 Feb 1999 19:30:40 -0000 Received: (from root@localhost) by y.dyson.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) id OAA00391; Tue, 16 Feb 1999 14:30:39 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199902161930.OAA00391@y.dyson.net> Subject: Re: inode / exec_map interlock ? (follow up) In-Reply-To: from perlsta at "Feb 16, 99 02:20:45 pm" To: bright@cygnus.rush.net (perlsta) Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 14:30:39 -0500 (EST) Cc: dillon@apollo.backplane.com, dyson@iquest.net, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG From: "John S. Dyson" Reply-To: dyson@iquest.net X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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