Ahmed Al-Hindawi wrote: >> If your system is spending a lot of time moving data to and from swap >> when it is not memory-starved, or if it is stalling memory allocations >> that it should be able to fulfill from free RAM, that's a concern. > > > That is exactly it. I emphaises th words " when it is not memory-starved > ". It isn't memory starved. > > Also I get 150Mb frequently of swap disk space, whilst still having a > complete third of my memory free!! > > I can understand everyones view on this, that the swap algorithim is > swaping pre-emtively. But 150MB?? Is that what is called a low level of > swaping?? From the set of applications you listed, 150 MB doesn't even sound all that much. 300MB-400MB is the footprint I'd expect for that. -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) Gerencia de Operacoes Divisao de Comunicacao de Dados Coordenacao de Seguranca VIVO Centro Oeste Norte Fones: 55-61-313-7654/Cel: 55-61-9618-0904 E-mail: Daniel.Capo_at_tco.net.br Daniel.Sobral_at_tcoip.com.br dcs_at_tcoip.com.br Outros: dcs_at_newsguy.com dcs_at_freebsd.org capo_at_notorious.bsdconspiracy.net Weiner's Law of Libraries: There are no answers, only cross references.Received on Mon Jul 28 2003 - 03:26:11 UTC
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