Re: [PATCH] sysctl: Add a feature to drop caches selectively

Artem Bityutskiy
2014-06-25T10:03:28Z

On Wed, 2014-06-25 at 10:25 +0200, Thomas Knauth wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 8:25 AM, Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Plus some explanations WRT why proc-based interface and what would be
> > the alternatives, what if tomorrow we want to extend the functionality
> > and drop caches only for certain file range, is this only for regular
> > files or also for directories, why posix_fadvice(DONTNEED) is not
> > sufficient.
>
> I suggested the idea originally. Let me address each of your questions in turn:

I'd also be interested to see some analysis about path-based interface
vs. file descriptor-base interface. What are cons and pros. E.g. if my
path is a symlink, with path-based interface it is not obvious whether I
drop caches for the symlink itself or caches of the target.

Note, if there are no answers, fine with me, I am asking just out of
curiosity.

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Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy