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List:       netbsd-tech-kern
Subject:    Re: Memory leak?
From:       Bill Studenmund <wrstuden () nas ! nasa ! gov>
Date:       1999-11-19 17:32:32
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On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Todd Whitesel wrote:

> > VOP_INACTIVE happens when a vnode goes on the free list, and VOP_RECLAIM
> > happens when it comes off to be used as something else.
> 
> I suppose this is futile, but the term "free list" seems confusing beyond
> all reasonableness.  Shouldn't it be called the "inactive list" instead?

But they are free. They can be used by any vnode user. :-)

The terminology dates to back well before the pool allocator - before one
pool could free memory for another to use. I think to change it would
cause more confusion at this point. :-)

Take care,

Bill

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