linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-nvdimm] [RFC PATCH 0/7] evacuate struct page from the block layer

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Message-ID: <550C5993.9030104@youngman.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:32:03 +0000
From:	Wols Lists <antlists@...ngman.org.uk>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Boaz Harrosh <boaz@...xistor.com>
CC:	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	axboe@...nel.dk, riel@...hat.com, hch@...radead.org,
	linux-nvdimm@...1.01.org,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	mgorman@...e.de, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-nvdimm] [RFC PATCH 0/7] evacuate struct page from the
 block layer

On 19/03/15 19:59, Andrew Morton wrote:
> This is all contingent upon the prevalence of machines which have vast
> amounts of nv memory and relatively small amounts of regular memory. 
> How confident are we that this really is the future?

Somewhat off-topic, but it's also the past. I can't help thinking of the
early Pick machines, which treated backing store as one giant permanent
virtual memory. Back when 300Mb hard drives were HUGE.

Cheers,
Wol


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