linux-kernel - Re: Change in default vm_dirty

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0706191205410.3593@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:06:36 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	John Stoffel <john@...ffel.org>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Change in default vm_dirty_ratio



On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> Yes. It should depend on:
>  - speed of the device(s) in question

Btw, this one can be quite a big deal. Try connecting an iPod and syncing 
8GB of data to it. Oops.

So yes, it would be nice to have some per-device logic too. Tested patches 
would be very welcome ;)

		Linus
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