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From: Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>
To: kernel-list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 2.4.11.p4 and dd
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 13:55:28 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011009135528.A20914@mikef-linux.matchmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0110081343280.1775-100000@boris.prodako.se> <3BC2A130.CFEBBE2D@isg.de>
In-Reply-To: <3BC2A130.CFEBBE2D@isg.de>

On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 09:03:12AM +0200, Constantin Loizides wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > > 2.4.3 uses a large amount of buffer, 2.4.11p4 only chache.
> > 
> > Block devices are handled by the page cache in 2.4.10 and up.
> > 
> 
> Eh, did I miss something? 

Yes.

>Thought, that meta data are still
> cached in buffer cache?

FSes still use the buffer cache, but the block devices now use page cache.

>Did it change from 2.4.9 to 2.4.10?

Yes, in 2.4.10pre11

> What about the ac kernels? 
>

Block devices use Buffer Cache.  Alan has stated that he doesn't plan to
merge this change any time soon, if at all.

> Constantin

Mike

  reply	other threads:[~2001-10-09 20:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-10-07 18:35 2.4.11.p4 and dd Klaus Dittrich
2001-10-08 11:45 ` Tobias Ringstrom
2001-10-09  7:03   ` Constantin Loizides
2001-10-09 20:55     ` Mike Fedyk [this message]
2001-10-08 12:04 ` Stephan von Krawczynski

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