Re: [PATCH][0/8] (Targeting 2.6.17) Posix memory locking andbalanced mlock-LRU semantic

[Arjan van de Ven]

> 1. Posix mlock/munlock/mlockall/munlockall.
>    Get mlock/munlock/mlockall/munlockall to Posix definiton: transaction-like,
>    just as described in the manpage(2) of mlock/munlock/mlockall/munlockall.
>    Thus users of mlock system call series will always have an clear map of
>    mlocked areas.
> 2. More consistent LRU semantics in Memory Management.
>    Mlocked pages is placed on a separate LRU list: Wired List.

please give this a more logical name, such as mlocked list or pinned
list


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