Re: [00/17] Large Blocksize Support V3

Christoph Lameter
2007-04-26T18:16:19Z

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, William Lee Irwin III wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 05:42:17PM +1000, Nick Piggin wrote:
> > I don't think that it is solved, and I think the heuristics that are
> > there would be put under more stress if they become widely used. And
> > it isn't only about whether we can get the page or not, but also about
> > the cost. Look up Linus's arguments about page colouring, which are
> > similar and I also think are pretty valid.
>
> Perhaps broader exposure would help demonstrate their efficacy, or
> otherwise discover what deficits need to be addressed.

It would help if developers would once in a while look at how other
operating systems handle this. They have supported such features for a
long time.