Re: [PATCH/RFC] A method for clearing out page cache

From: Paul Jackson
Date: Tue Feb 22 2005 - 19:16:15 EST


Andrew asked:
> So... Cannot the applicaiton remove all its pagecache with posix_fadvise()
> prior to exitting?

Hang on ...

The replies of Ray and Martin answer your immediate question.

But we (SGI) are still busy discussing the bigger picture behind the
scenes ...

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