linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] [mmotm v2] ramzswap: add handlers for various swap events

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Message-ID: <4B3C6942.3020204@cs.helsinki.fi>
Date:	Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:05:06 +0200
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>
CC:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] [mmotm v2] ramzswap: add handlers for various swap
 events

Nitin Gupta wrote:
> The SWAPON handler sets callback which frees memory associated
> with given swap slot, eliminating any stale data in corresponding
> ramzswap device.

I guess this changelog is too terse and should explain _why_ we want 
this in more detail.

			Pekka
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