Re: [PATCH] total_free_shortage() using zone_free_shortage()

From: Rik van Riel (riel@conectiva.com.br)
Date: Wed Aug 08 2001 - 07:20:31 EST

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On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> Right. We want the free target to obviously be larger than the low target,
> to avoid hysteresis around it. And at the same time the free target
> obviously has to be smaller than the more-than-enough "plenty" case.

This should, indeed, make the balancing between the zones
work as planned. In theory.

regards,

Rik

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