>Actually, I'd prefer a _stupider_ approach, which would be to get rid of
>"tries" altogether, and instead do:
I prefer a stupider approach too.
> unsigned long start = jiffies;
>
> do {
> .. swapout ..
> } while (jiffies == start);
Hmm yes.
>Could you try the above simple approach?
Sure.
>I really think that being simple should work. Anything complex I wouldn't
>ever trust in all circumstances.
Agreed.
Andrea Arcangeli
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