Re: [PATCH] (1/2) reverse mapping VM for 2.5.23 (rmap-13b)

Daniel Phillips
2002-06-19T17:01:11Z

On Wednesday 19 June 2002 13:18, Craig Kulesa wrote:
> Where: http://loke.as.arizona.edu/~ckulesa/kernel/rmap-vm/
>
> This patch implements Rik van Riel's patches for a reverse mapping VM
> atop the 2.5.23 kernel infrastructure...
>
> ...Hope this is of use to someone! It's certainly been a fun and
> instructive exercise for me so far. ;)

It's intensely useful. It changes the whole character of the VM discussion
at the upcoming kernel summit from 'should we port rmap to mainline?' to 'how
well does it work' and 'what problems need fixing'. Much more useful.

Your timing is impeccable. You really need to cc Linus on this work,
particularly your minimal, lru version.

--
Daniel