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

[Stone Wang]

I am preparing patch for 2.6.16, replace the name "wired" with "pinned".

Potentially, the list could be used for more purposes, than just mlocked pages.

Shaoping Wang

24 Mar 2006 15:36:46 +0100, Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>:
> "Stone Wang" <pwstone@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >    mlocked areas.
> > 2. More consistent LRU semantics in Memory Management.
> >    Mlocked pages is placed on a separate LRU list: Wired List.
>
> If it's mlocked why don't you just called it Mlocked list?
> Strange jargon makes the patch cooler? Also in meminfo
>
> -Andi
>
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