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On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, William Lee Irwin III wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 05:42:17PM +1000, Nick Piggin wrote:
> > I don't think that it is solved, and I think the heuristics that are
> > there would be put under more stress if they become widely used. And
> > it isn't only about whether we can get the page or not, but also about
> > the cost. Look up Linus's arguments about page colouring, which are
> > similar and  I also think are pretty valid.
> 
> Perhaps broader exposure would help demonstrate their efficacy, or
> otherwise discover what deficits need to be addressed.

It would help if developers would once in a while look at how other 
operating systems handle this. They have supported such features for a 
long time.