CACHE_REAP

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 October 2005
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NAME

cache_reap - Reclaim memory from caches.

"SYNOPSIS"

void cache_reap (void * unused);

Called from workqueue/eventd every few seconds.

- clear the per-cpu caches for this CPU. - return freeable pages to the main free memory pool.

If we cannot acquire the cache chain semaphore then just give up - we'll try again on the next iteration.

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