Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-26,: Re: mm 2.2.17pre6

# Re: mm 2.2.17pre6

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 26 Jun 2000 01:54:10 +0100 (BST)

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> I need to know more details about these failing databases. Is these people
> running databases without enough memory? Are they swapping out? how much
> memory do they have and how much memory uses the db? also make 200% sure
> they're using _stock_ 2.2.15, if something fails with a binary-vendor
> kernel that is offtopic here.

There are big database test sets that fail in all 2.2 kernels tried. So I
dont think we can ignore the problem

I do however agree about the performance issue. 2.2 is shaking out obscure
bugs nicely now. There are some definite tcp bugs left so Im prepared to work
through this mm one too.

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