From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BCVsw-00079t-L8 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:43:54 -0700 Received: from dsl093-055-110.blt1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.93.55.110] helo=mail.d20boards.net ident=1014) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BCVsw-0001cl-CA for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:43:54 -0700 Message-ID: <4094.66.93.55.203.1081655159.squirrel@mail.d20boards.net> In-Reply-To: <407865A4.4070403@upb.de> References: <185d01c41e23$5996cc00$2000000a@schlepptopp> <189201c41e30$d434cc70$2000000a@schlepptopp> <200404091626.i39GQqsf002414@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> <20040410140840.GB5782@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> <4077FDF9.7070707@upb.de> <20040410170707.GA6492@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> <407865A4.4070403@upb.de> Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Re: [uml-user] Network lags From: "attriel" Reply-To: attriel@d20boards.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 23:45:59 -0400 (EDT) To: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>what's so bad about it? >> >> It can put the host at risk. There's a VM system for a reason, and it >> needs >> swap in order to be able to back out of memory shortages. mlocking >> large >> amounts of memory subverts that and increases the possibility of >> deadlocking. > > good point, but mlocking 128M should be like running the host with 128M > less. so if i could tell the kernel not to touch a certain memory-area Well, my problem is that I'm consistently running multiple UMLs on one machine, so I like the ability for it to swap stuff in or out when it needs it The adaptive memory thing Jeff was talking about sound really cool, to me, as well. But fully dedicating things would be bad for me :o ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel