27 Aug
2011
27 Aug
'11
11:10 p.m.
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Uli Armbruster < uli.armbruster@googlemail.com> wrote:
This happens on my machine as well. The reason is, that the kernel swaps much more with linux 3.0 than 2.6.39. It moves programs into swap to get more space in ram for cache, which imo is a really stupid idea. This happens with cfs and bfs here.
If this is the case, it should be amended by setting the swappiness to a lower value, no? A simple `echo "20" > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness` would help. In lieu of a debate, just look at the discussion at [1]. MAQ. [1] http://kerneltrap.org/node/3000