linux-kernel - Re: [00/17] Large Blocksize Support V3

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Date:	Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:16:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
To:	William Lee Irwin III <wli@...omorphy.com>
cc:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mel Gorman <mel@...net.ie>,
	David Chinner <dgc@....com>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	Badari Pulavarty <pbadari@...il.com>,
	Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [00/17] Large Blocksize Support V3

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, William Lee Irwin III wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 05:42:17PM +1000, Nick Piggin wrote:
> > I don't think that it is solved, and I think the heuristics that are
> > there would be put under more stress if they become widely used. And
> > it isn't only about whether we can get the page or not, but also about
> > the cost. Look up Linus's arguments about page colouring, which are
> > similar and  I also think are pretty valid.
> 
> Perhaps broader exposure would help demonstrate their efficacy, or
> otherwise discover what deficits need to be addressed.

It would help if developers would once in a while look at how other 
operating systems handle this. They have supported such features for a 
long time.

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