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

Ricardo Galli Granada (gallir@atlas-iap.es)
Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:25:23 +0200 (MEST)


As I understand, in 2.2.x, shrink_mmap() is in charge of selecting victims
for swap_out, and for doing it, is called from try_to_swap_out().

Am I right? If so, Linux uses clock for pages replacement. Doesn't it?

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Ricardo Galli

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