Re:Linux's fsync() woes are getting some attention
by the_mitsuhiko on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @06:38AM
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> I seriously doubt that any usermode program could overwhelm the OS scheduler like that. What are your use case parameters?
The OS IO scheduler is known to be shitty. That's not an exegeration. You can start swapping because the scheduler does not free unused caches fast enough.
The OS IO scheduler is known to be shitty. That's not an exegeration. You can start swapping because the scheduler does not free unused caches fast enough.