linux-kernel - Re: [KORG] Re: kernel.org lies about latest -mm kernel

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Date:	Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:37:46 -0800
From:	Nicholas Miell <nmiell@...cast.net>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	"J.H." <warthog9@...nel.org>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	webmaster@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [KORG] Re: kernel.org lies about latest -mm kernel

On Sat, 2007-01-06 at 11:18 -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >
> >>> BTW, yesterday my 2.4 patches were not published, but I noticed that
> >>> they were not even signed not bziped on hera. At first I simply thought
> >>> it was related, but right now I have a doubt. Maybe the automatic script
> >>> has been temporarily been disabled on hera too ?
> >> The script that deals with the uploads also deals with the packaging -
> >> so yes the problem is related.
> > 
> > and with the finger_banner and version info on www.kernel.org page?
> 
> Yes, they're all connected.
> 
> The load on *both* machines were up above the 300s yesterday, probably 
> due to the release of a new Knoppix DVD.
> 
> The most fundamental problem seems to be that I can't tell currnt Linux 
> kernels that the dcache/icache is precious, and that it's way too eager 
> to dump dcache and icache in favour of data blocks.  If I could do that, 
> this problem would be much, much smaller.
> 
> 	-hpa

Isn't setting the vm.vfs_cache_pressure sysctl below 100 supposed to do
this?

-- 
Nicholas Miell <nmiell@...cast.net>

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