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jnwatsontoday at 12:06 AM1 replyview on HN

You're already depending on the OS for many other things. Depending on it for page caching is just one more thing.


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bagxrvxpepzntoday at 12:40 AM

This level of reasoning is insufficient when building reliable systems. The consequences of depending on the OS for page caching are different than the consequences of depending on it for device drivers, file systems, or scheduling.