Re: buffer cache behavior on memory-constrained systems (fwd)

Ricardo Galli Granada (gallir@atlas-iap.es)
Thu, 1 Apr 1999 09:57:16 +0200 (MEST)


On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Chuck Lever wrote:
> the reason i asked "how optimal" is because the LRU algorithm Andrea added
> was for *pages*, not for buffers. i'm curious how close to LRU buffer

Me too. I've never said *buffers*.

> replacement we can get with LRU *page* replacement.

Me too, but not only in its relationship with buffers but also how he
implements a very "expensive" algorithm for page replacement.

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Ricardo Galli

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