Re: [PATCH] MM: implement MADV_FREE lazy freeing of anonymous memory

Nick Piggin wrote:
> I literally have about 4 or 5 new page flags I'd like to add today :) I
> can't of course, because we have very few spare ones left.

I remember Rik saying that if need be he can (try to?) think of a method
to implement it without a page flag.

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