linux-kernel - Re: RFT: updatedb "morning after" problem [was: Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23]

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Message-ID: <2c0942db0707291323w1096007fr4bd43a58cb586256@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:23:54 -0700
From:	"Ray Lee" <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>
To:	"Paul Jackson" <pj@....com>
Cc:	rene.herman@...il.com, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, david@...g.hm,
	dhazelton@...er.net, efault@....de, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	mingo@...e.hu, frank@...gswood-consulting.co.uk,
	andi@...stfloor.org, nickpiggin@...oo.com.au,
	jesper.juhl@...il.com, ck@....kolivas.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFT: updatedb "morning after" problem [was: Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23]

On 7/29/07, Paul Jackson <pj@....com> wrote:
> Ray wrote:
> > Ah, so in a normal scenario where a working-set is getting faulted
> > back in, we have the swap storage as well as the file-backed stuff
> > that needs to be read as well. So even if swap is organized perfectly,
> > we're still seeking. Damn.
>
> Perhaps this applies in some cases ... perhaps.

Yeah, point taken: better data would make this a lot easier to figure
out and target fixes.

Ray
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