Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx writes: > As long as we're at it, if we go that route we probably *also* want a > way for a program to specify it at open() time (for instance, for the > use of backup programs) - that should minimize the infamous "everything > runs like a pig after the backup finishes running because the *useful* > pages are all cache-cold". This sounds an awful lot like posix_fadvise' POSIX_FADV_NOREUSE flag. Whether the implementation lives up to your expectations is another matter, but at least the interface is already there. Cheers, Jeff -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>