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From: clay@uci.mn.org (Clayton Haapala)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: sticky bit under UNIX 5.3
Message-ID: <1990Mar2.035811.18640@uci.mn.org>
Date: 2 Mar 90 03:58:11 GMT
References: <34@cimcor.MN.ORG> <172@paldn.UUCP>
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In article <172@paldn.UUCP> pwilcox@paldn.UUCP (Peter McLeod Wilcox) writes:
>In article <34@cimcor.MN.ORG>, mike@cimcor.MN.ORG (Michael Grenier) writes:
>>  What does setting the sticky bit mean in a UNIX 5.3 paging system?
>
>The system will keep the code image in memory (physical or virtual) in
>the expectation of running it again.  Note that paging in from swap space
>should be a lot faster than loading the executable again.
>-- 
>Pete Wilcox		...gatech!nanovx!techwood!paldn!pwilcox

Note that the SCO XENIX 386 manual says that the sticky bit has no effect
in a 386 paging environment.  XENIX 386 is NOT a SysV kernel, of course, but
the arguments may apply.  Probably not -- tho.

Sure wish my 4 Meg 386/ix box at work swapped as intelligently (and as little)
as my 3 Meg XENIX box at home!  How's that for fuel for a flame fest? :-)
-- 
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