From: Dave Hansen <haveblue@us.ibm.com>
To: Jared Hulbert <jaredeh@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-mm <linux-mm@kvack.org>
Subject: Re: defrag memory
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 13:59:18 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1117141158.27082.22.camel@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6934efce0505261214345a609f@mail.gmail.com>
On Thu, 2005-05-26 at 12:14 -0700, Jared Hulbert wrote:
> Is there a kernel mechanism to force a defrag of memory?
No.
There are a few efforts (external patches) to decrease fragmentation to
allow for more ease in removing memory, or allocating larger physically
contiguous areas, but nothing in mainline or -mm.
Is there a particular reason you're interested?
-- Dave
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-05-26 19:14 defrag memory Jared Hulbert
2005-05-26 20:59 ` Dave Hansen [this message]
2005-06-03 20:19 ` Jared Hulbert
2005-06-03 20:40 ` Dave Hansen
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