cvs commit: src/sys/kern sys_process.c

David Schultz das at freebsd.org
Sat Aug 9 11:44:50 PDT 2003


On Sat, Aug 09, 2003, Alan L. Cox wrote:
> David Schultz wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, Aug 09, 2003, Alan Cox wrote:
> > >   A solution is to use vm_page_hold() in place of vm_page_wire().  Held
> > >   pages can be freed.  They are moved to a special hold queue until the
> >           ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > >   hold is released.
> > 
> > Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you mean ``cannot be freed''.
> 
> Nope.  It is correct as written.  Take a look at vm_page_free_toq() and
> vm_page_unhold().

Bleh.  The third sentence that I quoted actually makes it crystal
clear what freeing means in this context.  Sorry.

/me wanders down to Peet's to get some coffee.


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