Re: MM deadlock [was: Re: arca-vm-8...]

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:19:13 -0800 (PST)


On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> Thats a bug in our current vm structures, like the others - inability to
> throw out page tables, inability to find memory easily, inability to move
> blocks to allocate large areas in a target space, inability to handle
> large user spaces etc.

What? None of those are bugs, they are features.

Complexity is not a goal to be reached. Complexity is something to be
avoided at all cost. If you don't believe me, look at NT.

Linus

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