Re: swap-prefetch: 2.6.22 -mm merge plans

[Michal Piotrowski]

Hi,

On 03/05/07, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> * Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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> i'm wondering about swap-prefetch:
>
>   mm-implement-swap-prefetching.patch
>   swap-prefetch-avoid-repeating-entry.patch
>   add-__gfp_movable-for-callers-to-flag-allocations-from-high-memory-that-may-be-migrated-swap-prefetch.patch
>
> The swap-prefetch feature is relatively compact:
>
>    10 files changed, 745 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> it is contained mostly to itself:
>
>    mm/swap_prefetch.c            |  581 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> i've reviewed it once again and in the !CONFIG_SWAP_PREFETCH case it's a
> clear NOP, while in the CONFIG_SWAP_PREFETCH=y case all the feedback
> i've seen so far was positive. Time to have this upstream and time for a
> desktop-oriented distro to pick it up.
>
> I think this has been held back way too long. It's .config selectable
> and it is as ready for integration as it ever is going to be. So it's a
> win/win scenario.

I'm using SWAP_PREFETCH since 2.6.17-mm1 (I don't have earlier configs)
http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/files/tbf/euridica/2.6.17-mm1/mm-config
and I don't recall _any_ problems. It's very stable for me.

> Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
>
>         Ingo

Regards,
Michal

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Michal K. K. Piotrowski
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