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    SubjectRe: swap prefetching merge plans
    Hello,

    On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 06:04:36PM +1100, Con Kolivas wrote:
    > On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:53 pm, Andrew Morton wrote:
    > > A look at the -mm lineup for 2.6.17:
    >
    > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching.patch
    > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching-fix.patch
    > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching-tweaks.patch
    >
    > > Still don't have a compelling argument for this, IMO.
    >
    > For those users who feel they do have a compelling argument for it, please
    > speak now or I'll end up maintaining this in -ck only forever. I've come to

    I have just 256MB on this laptop and I know its limits.
    IME swap prefetch helps expecially when I need to open some memory
    demanding application for just a few mintues (OO.org, gimp on large
    images, pretty large builds, any 3D app) and then go back to my usual
    <high number> of xterms.

    I did definitely noticed the difference when Andrew dropped the patch
    the first time. As already said, it seems so natural the idea of
    swapping-in when some room is available that I immediately got used to
    having this functionality and I support its inclusion.

    Thanks
    --
    mattia
    :wq!
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