Re: new page cache for linux

2002-02-11 Thread Terry Lambert

Nero wrote:
> Just thought I'd bring your attention to the new "radix tree page cache"
> in use by linux - I dont know what freebsd do at the moment, but it looks
> like it will improve scalability (you guys might want to use the idea).
> Anyway, heres the link: http://lwn.net/2002/0207/kernel.php3

You should look at how FreeBSD already handles this problem.

Note also that as physical memory approaches real memory in
size, the sparseness of the mapping goes to zero.

-- Terry

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new page cache for linux

2002-02-11 Thread Nero

Just thought I'd bring your attention to the new "radix tree page cache"
in use by linux - I dont know what freebsd do at the moment, but it looks
like it will improve scalability (you guys might want to use the idea).
Anyway, heres the link: http://lwn.net/2002/0207/kernel.php3

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It's not reality or how you perceive things 
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Re: new page cache for linux

2002-02-07 Thread Terry Lambert

Nero wrote:
> Just thought I'd bring your attention to the new "radix tree page cache"
> in use by linux - I dont know what freebsd do at the moment, but it looks
> like it will improve scalability (you guys might want to use the idea).
> Anyway, heres the link: http://lwn.net/2002/0207/kernel.php3

You should look at how FreeBSD already handles this problem.

Note also that as physical memory approaches real memory in
size, the sparseness of the mapping goes to zero.

-- Terry

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new page cache for linux

2002-02-07 Thread Nero

Just thought I'd bring your attention to the new "radix tree page cache"
in use by linux - I dont know what freebsd do at the moment, but it looks
like it will improve scalability (you guys might want to use the idea).
Anyway, heres the link: http://lwn.net/2002/0207/kernel.php3

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It's not reality or how you perceive things 
that's important, it's what you're taking for it.

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