[arch-general] system slowing down when copying files.

[Qadri]

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Uli Armbruster <
uli.armbruster at 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