Re: swap priority

Rik van Riel (H.H.vanRiel@phys.uu.nl)
Mon, 14 Dec 1998 16:34:46 +0100 (CET)


On Sat, 12 Dec 1998, David Feuer wrote:

> It is possible to set the priority of different swap areas, but I
> could not see any way to have better control than that. For
> example, if one has two disks: one fast, one slow, one might want
> to utilize them in an alternating manner, but use the fast one
> more often. Would there be a way to create an additional
> parameter so the round robin goes AABAABAAB or something instead
> of having to choose between ABABABAB and
> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBB?

It would be nice if somebody were to code that into the
kernel... <hint, hint, hint>

But to answer your question: I believe it isn't currently
possible :(

cheers,

Rik -- the flu hits, the flu hits, the flu hits -- MORE
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