linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.20-rc5 1/1] MM: enhance Linux swap subsystem

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Date:	Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:21:56 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	yunfeng zhang <zyf.zeroos@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.20-rc5 1/1] MM: enhance Linux swap subsystem

Hi1

> My patch is based on my new idea to Linux swap subsystem, you can find more 
> in
> Documentation/vm_pps.txt which isn't only patch illustration but also file
> changelog. In brief, SwapDaemon should scan and reclaim pages on
> UserSpace::vmalist other than current zone::active/inactive. The change will
> conspicuously enhance swap subsystem performance by

No, this is not the way to submit major rewrite of swap subsystem.

You need to (at minimum, making fundamental changes _is_ hard):

1) Fix your mailer not to wordwrap.

2) Get some testing. Identify workloads it improves.

3) Get some _external_ testing. You are retransmitting wordwrapped
patch. That means noone other then you is actually using it.

4) Don't cc me; I'm not mm expert, and I tend to read l-k, anyway.

								Pavel

> +                         Pure Private Page System (pps)
> +                     Copyright by Yunfeng Zhang on GFDL 1.2

I am not sure GFDL is GPL compatible.

> +// Purpose <([{

You have certainly "interesting" heading style. What is this markup?
> +
> +// The prototype of the function is fit with the "func" of "int
> +// smp_call_function (void (*func) (void *info), void *info, int retry, int
> +// wait);" of include/linux/smp.h of 2.6.16.29. Call it with NULL.
> +void timer_flush_tlb_tasks(void* data /* = NULL */);

I thought I told you to read the CodingStyle in some previous mail?

									Pavel
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