Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 11:44:45 -0700 From: David Schultz <das@freebsd.org> To: "Alan L. Cox" <alc@imimic.com> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern sys_process.c Message-ID: <20030809184445.GA24746@HAL9000.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <3F353BF5.2C4A5F3B@imimic.com> References: <200308091801.h79I1JHC036853@repoman.freebsd.org> <20030809181926.GA24480@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <3F353BF5.2C4A5F3B@imimic.com>
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On Sat, Aug 09, 2003, Alan L. Cox wrote: > David Schultz wrote: > > > > On Sat, Aug 09, 2003, Alan Cox wrote: > > > A solution is to use vm_page_hold() in place of vm_page_wire(). Held > > > pages can be freed. They are moved to a special hold queue until the > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > hold is released. > > > > Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you mean ``cannot be freed''. > > Nope. It is correct as written. Take a look at vm_page_free_toq() and > vm_page_unhold(). Bleh. The third sentence that I quoted actually makes it crystal clear what freeing means in this context. Sorry. /me wanders down to Peet's to get some coffee.
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