Re: [PATCH] 3/5 VM changes: dont-rotate-active-list.patch

From: Andrew Morton (akpm@osdl.org)
Date: Wed Jul 09 2003 - 05:12:17 EST

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Nikita Danilov <Nikita@Namesys.COM> wrote:
>
> This patch modifies refill_inactive_zone() so that it scans active_list
> without rotating it.

I'm unconvinced. The scanning of the active list allows us to keep the
referenced state uptodate and balanced across all pages.

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