linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/filemap.c: unconditionally call mark_page

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Date:	Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:56:59 -0400
From:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
To:	Ashif Harji <asharji@...uwaterloo.ca>
CC:	linux-mm@...ck.org, Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/filemap.c: unconditionally call mark_page_accessed

Ashif Harji wrote:
> 
> This patch unconditionally calls mark_page_accessed to prevent pages,
> especially for small files, from being evicted from the page cache
> despite frequent access.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ashif Harji <asharji@...a.uwaterloo.ca>
> 

I like mine better -- it leaves the comment:



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