> From: Hugh Dickins [mailto:hu...@google.com] > Subject: RE: [RFC] mm: remove swapcache page early > > On Wed, 27 Mar 2013, Dan Magenheimer wrote: > > > From: Hugh Dickins [mailto:hu...@google.com] > > > Subject: Re: [RFC] mm: remove swapcache page early > > > > > The issue you are raising > > here is (2). You may not know that (2) has recently been solved > > in frontswap, at least for zcache. See frontswap_exclusive_gets_enabled. > > If this is enabled (and it is for zcache but not yet for zswap), > > what you suggest (SetPageDirty) is what happens. > > Ah, and I have a dim, perhaps mistaken, memory that I gave you > input on that before, suggesting the SetPageDirty. Good, sounds > like the solution is already in place, if not actually activated. > > Thanks, must dash, > Hugh
Hi Hugh -- Credit where it is due... Yes, I do recall now that the idea was originally yours. It went on a to-do list where I eventually tried it and it worked... I'm sorry I had forgotten and neglected to give you credit! (BTW, it is activated for zcache in 3.9.) Thanks, Dan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
