linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Use extents for recording what swap is allocated.

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Date:	Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:58:58 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Nigel Cunningham <ncunningham@...uxmail.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use extents for recording what swap is allocated.

On Tuesday, 24 October 2006 23:34, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > > Switch from bitmaps to using extents to record what swap is allocated;
> > > they make more efficient use of memory, particularly where the allocated
> > > storage is small and the swap space is large.
> > 
> > As I said before, I like the overall idea, but I have a bunch of
> > comments.
> 
> Okay, if Rafael likes it... lets take a look.
> 
> First... what is the _worst case_ overhead? AFAICT extents are very
> good at the best case, but tend to suck for the worst case...?

I think we'll usually be close to the best case, as we tend to allocate
large consecutive blocks of swap space.
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