Re: Recommendation for minor KVM adjustments for the release

[Rik van Riel]

On Sun, 19 Aug 2001, Matt Dillon wrote:

> :   Uh, I don't think you understand what this limit is about. It's
> :essentially the limit on the amount of filesystem directory data that
> :can be cached. It does not limit the amount of file data that can
> :be cached - that is only limited by the amount of RAM in the machine.

>     Yes, and the buffer cache determines how much dirty file-backed data
>     (via write() or mmap()) the system is allowed to accumulate before
>     it forces it out, which should probably be the greater concern here.

How hard would it be to allow dirty data in the file
cache, without buffer mappings ?

regards,

Rik
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