From: torvalds@transmeta.com (Linus Torvalds) To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: VM Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 01:57:41 +0000 (UTC) In article <20011015211216.A1314@localhost>, Patrick McFarland <unknown@panax.com> wrote: > >Why is the simple vm system still in place on the linus tree? I would think the smart vm system in the ac tree would be better suited to .. oh.. say .. everything. "complex" != "smart". The benchmarks I've seen says that the simple VM performs better - both in terms of repeatability and in terms of absolute performance. Search this list yourself if you don't believe me. Linus - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/