Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262273AbUD2OYT (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:24:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264561AbUD2OYT (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:24:19 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:8114 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262273AbUD2OYS (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:24:18 -0400 Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:25:28 -0300 From: Marcelo Tosatti To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: wichert@wiggy.net Subject: Re: ~500 megs cached yet 2.6.5 goes into swap hell Message-ID: <20040429142528.GH18474@logos.cnet> References: <20040428180038.73a38683.akpm@osdl.org> <20040428185720.07a3da4d.akpm@osdl.org> <20040429022944.GA24000@buici.com> <20040428193541.1e2cf489.akpm@osdl.org> <20040429031059.GA26060@buici.com> <20040429080219.GF4437@wiggy.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040429080219.GF4437@wiggy.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 824 Lines: 19 On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 10:02:19AM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Marc Singer wrote: > > I'm thinking that the problem is that the page cache is greedier that > > most people expect. For example, if I could hold the page cache to be > > under a specific size, then I could do some performance measurements. > > It is actually greedy enough that when my nightly cron starts I suddenly > see apache and pdns_recursor being killed consistently every day. Which kernel is that? They are getting killed because there is no more swap available. Otherwise its a bug. - 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/