Re: Frontswap [PATCH 0/4] (was Transcendent Memory): overview

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> > If block layer overhead is a problem, go ahead and optimize it instead
> > of adding new interfaces to bypass it.  Though I expect it wouldn't be
> > needed, and if any optimization needs to be done it is in the swap
> > layer.
> > Optimizing swap has the additional benefit of improving performance on
> > flash-backed swap.
> >  :
> > What happens when no tmem is available?  you swap to a volume.  That's
> > the disk size needed.
> >  :
> > You're dynamic swap is limited too.  And no, no guest modifications.
> 
> You keep saying you are going to implement all of the dynamic features
> of frontswap with no changes to the guest and no copying and no
> host-swapping.  You are being disingenuous.  VMware has had a lot

I don't see why no copying is a requirement. I believe requirement
should be "it is fast enough".
									Pavel
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