On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:32:42 +0900 "minchan Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In 2.6.23's shrink_inactive_list function, why do we have to call > clear_active_flags after isolate_lru_pages call ? > IMHO, If it call isolate_lru_pages with "zone->inactive_list", It can > be sure that it is not PG_active. If we call isolate_lru_pages with mode = ISOLATE_BOTH, then it can return both active and inactive pages and the calling function has to be able to deal with both kinds of pages. ISOLATE_BOTH is used when the kernel is trying to defragment memory, for larger physically contiguous allocations. -- All rights reversed. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
