From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 17:33:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 17:33:08 -0400 Received: from router-100M.swansea.linux.org.uk ([194.168.151.17]:40208 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 17:32:58 -0400 Subject: Re: Break 2.4 VM in five easy steps To: dglidden@illusionary.com (Derek Glidden) Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 22:30:49 +0100 (BST) Cc: viro@math.psu.edu (Alexander Viro), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3B1E4CD0.D16F58A8@illusionary.com> from "Derek Glidden" at Jun 06, 2001 11:31:28 AM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: From: Alan Cox Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > I'm beginning to be amazed at the Linux VM hackers' attitudes regarding > this problem. I expect this sort of behaviour from academics - ignoring > real actual problems being reported by real actual people really and Actually I find your attitude amazing. If you would like a quote on fixing specific VM problems Im sure several people will be happy to tender. > actually experiencing and reporting them because "technically" or > "theoretically" they "shouldn't be an issue" or because "the "literature > [documentation] says otherwise - but not from this group. I guess the patch to fix this that I have in my mailbox to merge doesnt exist. A pity because if it doesnt exist I cant send it to you