linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv11 3/4] zswap: add to mm/

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Date:	Thu, 16 May 2013 13:06:25 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@...cle.com>
CC:	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>,
	Konrad Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Robert Jennings <rcj@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Jenifer Hopper <jhopper@...ibm.com>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
	Johannes Weiner <jweiner@...hat.com>,
	Larry Woodman <lwoodman@...hat.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
	Cody P Schafer <cody@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Hugh Dickens <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv11 3/4] zswap: add to mm/

On 05/16/2013 12:45 PM, Dan Magenheimer wrote:
>> From: Rik van Riel [mailto:riel@...hat.com]

>> I'm not sure we can get it right before people actually start
>> using it for real world setups, instead of just running benchmarks
>> on it.
>>
>> The sooner we get the code out there, where users can play with
>> it (even if it is disabled by default and needs a sysfs or
>> sysctl config option to enable it), the sooner we will know how
>> well it works, and what needs to be changed.
>
> /me sets stage of first Star Wars (1977)
>
> /me envisions self as Obi-Wan Kenobi, old and tired of fighting,
> in lightsaber battle with protege Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker
>
> /me sadly turns off lightsaber, holds useless handle at waist,
> takes a deep breath, and promptly gets sliced into oblivion.
>
> Time for A New Hope(tm).

I would have hoped that in the battle against memory
shortages, we would all be on the same side.

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