Re: MM deadlock [was: Re: arca-vm-8...]

Andrea Arcangeli
1999-01-12T19:07:14Z

On 12 Jan 1999, Zlatko Calusic wrote:

> Could somebody spare a minute to explain why is that so, and what
> needs to be done to make SHM swapping asynchronous?

Maybe because nobody care about shm? I think shm can wait for 2.3 to be
improved.

> Also, while we're at MM fixes, I'm appending below a small patch that
> will improve interactive feel.

This is just in my latest arca patches as you have just noticed. Don't
think that this thing make some difference though. But sometimes
could improve performances and make tons of sense.

Andrea Arcangeli