Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!btni!mcmi!denny
From: denny@mcmi.UUCP (Dennis Page)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Sticky bit -- To set or not to set.
Message-ID: <230@mcmi.UUCP>
Date: 26 Apr 88 23:00:46 GMT
References: <13085@brl-adm.ARPA# <3571@gryphon.CTS.COM# <1768@cuuxb.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: denny@mcmi.UUCP (Dennis Page)
Organization: Medical Computer Management, Omaha, NE
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In article <1768@cuuxb.ATT.COM> dlm@cuuxb.UUCP (Dennis L. Mumaugh) writes:
>The sticky bit is  ONLY  meaningful  for  swapping  machines.  On
>demand paging it doesn't make much sense.

This is incorrect.  In USG V3 the sticky bit will cause text pages to
remain in memory even when the command is not being used (unless the
free pages drops below the low water mark).  This can be a major win
if used correctly.  It sure helps the startup time of emacs. :-)

-- 
Denny Page			"So many pedestrians, so little time."

Martha, the Clones are loose again!