Subject: Re: options BUFCACHE=20 causes boot freeze
To: None <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: Tom Vier <tmv@comcast.net>
List: port-alpha
Date: 01/19/2003 20:16:20
On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 07:49:07PM -0500, Paul Mather wrote:
> I have a hazy memory that the vm.{file,anon,exec} sysctls went in with
> the UBC work (which is when I commented out my BUFCACHE= line in my
> kernel config file).
> 
> So, I guess I need to ask, then: what exactly does vm.file{min,max}
> actually govern, and how does it differ from BUFCACHE?

just the caching of file contents themselves. i'm assuming directories and
inodes are only held in the buffer cache.

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