Re: [PATCH] fix free swap cache latency

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Thu Mar 16 2006 - 20:33:15 EST


Hugh Dickins <hugh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> (*zap_work)--;
> continue;
> }
> +
> + (*zap_work) -= PAGE_SIZE;

Sometimes we subtract 1 from zap_work, sometimes PAGE_SIZE. It's in units
of bytes, so PAGE_SIZE is correct. Although it would make sense to
redefine it to be in units of PAGE_SIZE. What's up with that?

Even better, define it in units of "approximate number of touched
cachelines". After all, it is a sort-of-time-based thing.

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