linux-kernel - Re: unresponsiveness on linux desktop during file copy

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0905151533070.13433@qirst.com>
Date:	Fri, 15 May 2009 15:33:35 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ray Lee <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>
cc:	Satish Eerpini <eerpini@...il.com>, Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: unresponsiveness on linux desktop during file copy

On Fri, 15 May 2009, Ray Lee wrote:

> Which kernel version? If it's something recent, your programs may be
> getting swapped out due to a flaw in the latest kernels, where it
> accidentally prefers caching file data over mapped pages. If that's
> the case, Rik (cc:d) is working on patches to address the issue, and
> may appreciate another tester.

Please keep me in the loop. I'd be interested if those patches work and
what effect they have.


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