Re: RFT: updatedb "morning after" problem [was: Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23]

[Rene Herman <rene.herman@gmail.com>]

On 07/29/2007 04:58 PM, Ray Lee wrote:

> On 7/29/07, Rene Herman <rene.herman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 07/29/2007 03:12 PM, Alan Cox wrote:

> > > More radically if anyone wants to do real researchy type work - how about
> > > log structured swap with a cleaner  ?

> > Right over my head. Why does log-structure help anything?
>
> Log structured disk layouts allow for better placement of writeout, so
> that you cn eliminate most or all seeks. Seeks are the enemy when
> trying to get full disk bandwidth.
>
> google on log structured disk layout, or somesuch, for details.

I understand what log structure is generally, but how does it help swapin?

Rene.
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