From: Marcin Kowalski <kowalski@datrix.co.za>
To: troels@fast.no, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4 diskcache pushes applications into swap?
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:03:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <01042617035504.04903@webman> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CKECLHEEHJOPHGPCOCKPKEEECCAA.troels@fast.no>
In-Reply-To: <CKECLHEEHJOPHGPCOCKPKEEECCAA.troels@fast.no>
Hi
Had the same problem -- even up to 2.4.3. Ed Tomlinsons Patch sorted it out .
It seems that the dentries were not being cleared properly... hope this
helps..
The explanation probably doesn't :-).. (see last weeks list archives)
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--- ./linux/fs/dcache.c Thu Apr 12 09:20:59 2001
+++ dcache.new Thu Apr 12 09:22:38 2001
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
if (dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED) {
dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_REFERENCED;
list_add(&dentry->d_lru, &dentry_unused);
- goto next;
+ continue;
}
dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
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Marcin Kowalski
Linux/Perl Developer
Datrix Solutions
Cel. 082-400-7603
***Open Source Kicks Ass***
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-04-26 15:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-04-26 7:42 Kernel 2.4 diskcache pushes applications into swap? Troels Walsted Hansen
2001-04-26 15:03 ` Marcin Kowalski [this message]
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