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On 07/29/2007 04:58 PM, Ray Lee wrote:

> On 7/29/07, Rene Herman <rene.herman@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 07/29/2007 03:12 PM, Alan Cox wrote:

>>> More radically if anyone wants to do real researchy type work - how about
>>> log structured swap with a cleaner  ?

>> Right over my head. Why does log-structure help anything?
> 
> Log structured disk layouts allow for better placement of writeout, so
> that you cn eliminate most or all seeks. Seeks are the enemy when
> trying to get full disk bandwidth.
> 
> google on log structured disk layout, or somesuch, for details.

I understand what log structure is generally, but how does it help swapin?

Rene.