linux-kernel - Re: Does Linux have plan to support memory hole remapping?

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Message-ID: <20080410072218.GB10019@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:22:18 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Zhao Forrest <forrest.zhao@...il.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, discuss@...-64.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yhlu.kernel@...il.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	ak@...e.de
Subject: Re: Does Linux have plan to support memory hole remapping?

> Could you please elaborate on Active / Total Caches? The meaning of
> other lines are obvious to me.

slab keeps some objects ready on a free list for quick access. Total
includes those. active are only the objects which are truly allocated.

-Andi
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