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Emulating smaller pages on a system based on a larger page size

July 25th, 2010 arun No comments

I wrote this paper around 5 years ago hoping to publish it at some conference. But this has been sitting around in my home directory for far too long without ever being indexed. So here it goes:

Abstract: Operating system support for multiple page sizes in the Linux kernel is not considered a high priority because of the complexity it adds to the VFS and VM layers and the perception that relatively few applications really need it and a majority of the users don’t need to pay to pay costs associated with the complexity. In this paper, we present an alternative method to support an ABI requiring a page size smaller than the default page size for the architecture on a kernel that doesn’t support multiple page sizes.

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Frozen Indian Curry: No Expiration Date?

July 2nd, 2010 arun No comments

I picked up a frozen Indian curry (Rajasthani Daal) made by a company called Deep foods at the local Bharat Bazaar. While it tastes good and doesn’t look too unhealthy, I can’t seem to find an expiration date on it.

I asked the girl at the checkout counter today about it and she denies any knowledge of it. I had to say: could you please tell Deep foods to print one?

Generally, the Indian grocery stores get away with a lot (I’ve seen borderline baby food getting sold). So one has to be careful. Anyone from Deep foods?

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