Re: [RFC] 2.3.39 zone balancing

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jan 13 2000 - 16:42:49 EST


> doc. If you have a large number of free regular pages, and the dma
> zone is completely exhausted, the 2.2 decision of balacing the dma
> zone might never fetch an "yes" answer, because it is based on total
> number of free pages, not also the per zone free pages. Right? Things
> will get worse the more non-dma pages there are.

We might not make good choices to free ISA DMA pages, you are correct yes

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