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

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Message-ID: <46B6840B.8080006@yahoo.com.au>
Date:	Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:14:35 +1000
From:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
To:	david@...g.hm
CC:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...il.com>,
	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Frank Kingswood <frank@...gswood-consulting.co.uk>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Ray Lee <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>,
	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>,
	ck list <ck@....kolivas.org>, Paul Jackson <pj@....com>,
	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]

david@...g.hm wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, Rene Herman wrote:
> 
>> On 07/29/2007 01:41 PM, david@...g.hm wrote:
>>
>>>  I agree that tinkering with the core VM code should not be done 
>>> lightly,
>>>  but this has been put through the proper process and is stalled with no
>>>  hints on how to move forward.
>>
>>
>> It has not. Concerns that were raised (by specifically Nick Piggin) 
>> weren't being addressed.
> 
> 
> I may have missed them, but what I saw from him weren't specific issues, 
> but instead a nebulous 'something better may come along later'

Something better, ie. the problems with page reclaim being fixed.
Why is that nebulous?

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