Alexander Viro wrote:
> i_nlink is 0 (at the moment of last iput(), that is). Otherwise it is
> thrown out only when the memory pressure comes. In any case
> ->clear_inode() is called before releasing the thing. Moreover, there is a
Excellent, that's what I'm looking for
> > I am interested in keeping inode data either in the inode cache, OR the
> > backing store, but not both.
>
> Details, please. If you are talking about procfs - keep in mind that we
> may have multiple mounts.
shmfs. If data is in the inode cache, then ideally an additional copy
should not be in VM...
Thanks,
Jeff
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