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> > like, if memory is full and there's less than 10% of total mem used for
> > cache, then start swapping out. not if ~90% is already used for cache.. :)
> 
> Numbers like this don't work.  You may have a very large and very hot
> cache.. you may also have a very large and hot gob of anonymous pages.

yes of course, sorry if i was not clear. it wasn't meant to be an
implementation suggestion since i know there's a lot more to consider,
and even then those figures might not be feasible. i was just trying to
highlight the particular problem i was having..

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