Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:50:06 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:50:06 -0500 Received: from [132.248.33.226] ([132.248.33.226]:24472 "EHLO garaged.homeip.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:50:05 -0500 Subject: swap usage on most 2.4.x kernels From: Max Valdez To: kernel Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-B1OQJK4ncuAsltJ6CjtM" X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8-3mdk Date: 26 Nov 2002 12:57:45 +0000 Message-Id: <1038315477.3403.18.camel@garaged.fis.unam.mx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1844 Lines: 56 --=-B1OQJK4ncuAsltJ6CjtM Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all: I have the same question that most people must have, why I need to manually erase swap to avoid excesive paging after a couple of uptime days ??. Once i have most of my RAM ocupied (more than 50% by cache ona a 1GB box) the swaping starts to be a problem, I know the problem is that i like a fancy desktop style, and memory eating programs to read the damn email, but I think there should be a way to decrese the swaping isnt it ??.. after all, most of the ram is in chache !!, is it really that necesary ?? BTW, im starting to have the same "old" pagging problem with 2.4.20-rc2-ac3. after 1 uptime day. and it seems to be getting worst, could it be a hardware problem ??, maybe my ram chips are passing the way ? If i'm doing something wrong please send me some recomendations. Best regards Max --=20 uname -a: Linux garaged.fis.unam.mx 2.4.20-rc2-ac3 #2 SMP Thu Nov 21 17:15:31 UTC 2002 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- GS/ d-s:a-C++ILIHA+++P-L++E--W++N+K-w++++O-M--V--PS+PEY+PGP-tXRtv++b+DI--D+Ge++= h---r+++z+++ -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- gpg-key: http://garaged.homeip.net/gpg-key.txt --=-B1OQJK4ncuAsltJ6CjtM Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA942/IsvQlVyd+QikRAq2+AJ0TK2n1DXjQBUj0GisVQDO46PeUYwCeJwsU f/5mckirin+jL6l+m7njNLY= =LDvh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-B1OQJK4ncuAsltJ6CjtM-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/