Subject: Re: pmap_is_referenced() -- not used?
To: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
From: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/24/2001 15:30:51
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Greywolf wrote:
# Actually, the first time made more sense to me; why do you need
# to clear a reference that doesn't exist?
#
# If you're doing that, you might as well say:
#
# clear reference;
# if (!pg is referenced) {
# move page to inactive list;
# }
#
# and save yourself the trouble of the else.
D'OH! That won't work, of course, because it'll always be cleared!
[Note to self: Take a refresher programming course.]
Still, why clear the reference if it's already cleared?
--*greywolf;
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