linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] mm: scalable bdi statistics counters.

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Date:	Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:20:59 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl
CC:	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, neilb@...e.de, dgc@....com,
	tomoki.sekiyama.qu@...achi.com, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] mm: scalable bdi statistics counters.

> Provide scalable per backing_dev_info statistics counters modeled on the ZVC
> code.

Why do we need global_bdi_stat()?  It should give approximately the
same numbers as global_page_state(), no?

Thanks,
Miklos
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