lists.openwall.net   lists  /  announce  owl-users  owl-dev  john-users  john-dev  passwdqc-users  yescrypt  popa3d-users  /  oss-security  kernel-hardening  musl  sabotage  tlsify  passwords  /  crypt-dev  xvendor  /  Bugtraq  Full-Disclosure  linux-kernel  linux-netdev  linux-ext4  linux-hardening  linux-cve-announce  PHC 
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
 
Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket
[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-ID: <1403860172.3954.7.camel@sauron.fi.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:09:33 +0000
From:	"Bityutskiy, Artem" <artem.bityutskiy@...el.com>
To:	"ms@...d.de" <ms@...d.de>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"mcsim.planeta@...il.com" <mcsim.planeta@...il.com>,
	"bernd.schubert@...m.fraunhofer.de" 
	<bernd.schubert@...m.fraunhofer.de>,
	"lczerner@...hat.com" <lczerner@...hat.com>,
	"viro@...iv.linux.org.uk" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"thomas.knauth@....de" <thomas.knauth@....de>,
	"rientjes@...gle.com" <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"david@...morbit.com" <david@...morbit.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysctl: Add a feature to drop caches selectively

On Fri, 2014-06-27 at 12:08 +0300, Artem Bityutskiy wrote:
> To make 100% sure you'd not only need to drop VFS-level caches but also
> file-system-level caches. Indeed, file-systems have their own rather
Sorry, I wanted to say "rather complex" here
> buffers for different indexing data-structures, etc. The unmount/mount
> sequence takes care of that.
> 

-- 
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Intel Finland Oy
Registered Address: PL 281, 00181 Helsinki 
Business Identity Code: 0357606 - 4 
Domiciled in Helsinki 

This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for
the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution
by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended
recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.

Powered by blists - more mailing lists

Powered by Openwall GNU/*/Linux Powered by OpenVZ