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Page cache vs buffer cache

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Subject: Page cache vs buffer cache
From: "sanjay kumar" <tousanjay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2 Aug 2004 14:18:02 -0000
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hi all
I have confusion regarding the usage of page cache and buffer cache.
AFAIK both are disk caches. Also buffer cache are part of
page cache. Then why do we require these two seperate caches.

TID
sanjayk

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