linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MM: implement MADV_FREE lazy freeing of anonymous memory

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Date:	Fri, 04 May 2007 17:10:47 -0700
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
To:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
CC:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jakub Jelinek <jakub@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MM: implement MADV_FREE lazy freeing of anonymous memory

Nick Piggin wrote:
> I literally have about 4 or 5 new page flags I'd like to add today :) I
> can't of course, because we have very few spare ones left.

I remember Rik saying that if need be he can (try to?) think of a method
to implement it without a page flag.

-- 
➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖


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