Re: RFT: updatedb "morning after" problem [was: Re: -mm merge plansfor 2.6.23]

From: Nick Piggin
Date: Sun Aug 05 2007 - 22:14:53 EST


david@xxxxxxx wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, Rene Herman wrote:

On 07/29/2007 01:41 PM, david@xxxxxxx wrote:

I agree that tinkering with the core VM code should not be done lightly,
but this has been put through the proper process and is stalled with no
hints on how to move forward.


It has not. Concerns that were raised (by specifically Nick Piggin) weren't being addressed.


I may have missed them, but what I saw from him weren't specific issues, but instead a nebulous 'something better may come along later'

Something better, ie. the problems with page reclaim being fixed.
Why is that nebulous?

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