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29 Jul 2024 06:20:02 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Pauseless GC now available  
From: Darren New
Date: 13 Aug 2012 10:54:02
Message: <5029150a@news.povray.org>
On 8/12/2012 13:35, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> The only problem with that, of course, is that paging is controlled by the
> operating system, not by a user-level application program.

Not in this system. I believe Linux now has a hack in it that lets you get 
first dibs on page faults.

> And you're claiming you had 100x more than that IN RAM? Somehow, I doubt it.

Yep. And the room the box was in was full of mainframes, including three 
tape carousels that held 2.5TB each. You've just never worked for a company 
with enough money to buy stuff.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Oh no! We're out of code juice!"
   "Don't panic. There's beans and filters
    in the cabinet."


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