From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:11:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:11:09 -0400 Received: from jive.SoftHome.net ([204.144.231.93]:39112 "EHLO softhome.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:11:02 -0400 From: "John L. Males" Organization: Toronto, Ontario, Canada To: Rik van Riel Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:10:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re[06]: Question Re AC Patch with VM Tuneable Parms for now Reply-to: jlmales@softhome.net CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3B94E0DA.7779.4C5A95@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3B943CB0.14656.754C73@localhost> In-Reply-To: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12c) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rik, Thanks for taking the time to reply. The URL you noted was most helpful in how the VM Tuneable parameters can be set with the AC7 patch. Correct me if I am wrong, but I sense the respective patches were not implemented until 2.4.9-ac4, or were they implemented once before in the noted 2.4.8-ac7 patch and I just did not understand the details of the changes? Follow up question re "A patch against kernel 2.4.8-ac7 has been created which allows you to play with page aging strategies as well as setting a static inactive target and switch drop_behind on and off. The page aging strategies are:" Where is the "static inactive target and switch drop_behind on and off" items explained, and how are these set? Regards, John L. Males Willowdale, Ontario Canada 04 September 2001 14:10 mailto:jlmales@softhome.net Date sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:48:33 -0300 (BRST) From: Rik van Riel To: "John L. Males" Copies to: Subject: Re: Question Re AC Patch with VM Tuneable Parms for now > On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, John L. Males wrote: > > > Can someone advise me if the "Make several vm behaviours tunable > > for now" as of the 2.4.9-ac4 patch are implemented in the kernel > > .config file? > > Some info can be found on > http://linux-mm.org/wiki/moin.cgi/PageAging (IIRC, but could also > be another page on the wiki). > > cheers, > > Rik > -- > IA64: a worthy successor to i860. > > http://www.surriel.com/ http://distro.conectiva.com/ > > Send all your spam to aardvark@nl.linux.org (spam digging piggy) > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use iQA/AwUBO5UnG+AqzTDdanI2EQJOxQCg/ODHhHWEMWHHjdxIXjvhr+jEhlIAoOcb 53/To7k7U/819riBMCKV5wZU =aazG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- "Boooomer ... Boom Boom, how are you Boom Boom" Boomer 1985 - February/2000