Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 9 Feb 2007 02:12:42 -0800 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.21 |
| |
On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:54:29 +0200 Lenar Lõhmus <lenar@vision.ee> wrote:
> Hello, > > Andrew Morton wrote: > > sched-add-above-background-load-function.patch > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching.patch > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching-vs-zvc-stuff.patch > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching-vs-zvc-stuff-2.patch > > mm-implement-swap-prefetching-use-ctl_unnumbered.patch > > swap_prefetch-vs-zoned-counters.patch > > add-include-linux-freezerh-and-move-definitions-from-prefetch.patch > > zvc-support-nr_slab_reclaimable--nr_slab_unreclaimable-swap_prefetch.patch > > reduce-max_nr_zones-swap_prefetch-remove-incorrect-use-of-zone_highmem.patch > > sched-cleanup-remove-task_t-convert-to-struct-task_struct-prefetch.patch > > numa-add-zone_to_nid-function-swap_prefetch.patch > > remove-uses-of-kmem_cache_t-from-mm-and-include-linux-slabh-prefetch.patch > > > > Hold. > Why hold? > > It's been shown this patchset really helps desktop users.
Has it? I don't think I've ever observed any benefits from it and I don't think anyone has ever got down and worked out what its drawbacks might be, and seen if they can be demonstrated in practice.
I also have vague memories of some serious-sounding review comments about the code from Nick.
> Why keep it in -mm for so long?
I'm waiting to be shown that its benefits exceed its costs. Sometimes that's hard.
- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |