From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 1 Jun 2001 04:44:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 1 Jun 2001 04:44:00 -0400 Received: from [208.48.139.185] ([208.48.139.185]:33411 "HELO forty.greenhydrant.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 1 Jun 2001 04:43:49 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 01:43:43 -0700 From: David Rees To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.5 VM Message-ID: <20010601014343.B18178@greenhydrant.com> Mail-Followup-To: David Rees , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from kowalski@datrix.co.za on Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 10:29:39AM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I don't know myself, (it sounds like other bigmem problems), but setting up a 2GB swap file is easy enough to test. :-) -Dave On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 10:29:39AM +0200, Marcin Kowalski wrote: > > I found this post of interest. I have 1.1 Gig of RAM but only 800mb of > Swap as I expect NOT to use that much memory... Could this be the cause of > the machines VERY erratic behaviour??? Kernel Panics, HUGE INOde and > Dcache.... ?? > > On Thu, 31 May 2001 alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk wrote: > > > > My system has 128 Meg of Swap and RAM. > > > > Linus 2.4.0 notes are quite clear that you need at least twice RAM of swap > > with 2.4. > > > > Marcelo is working to change that but right now you are running something > > explicitly explained as not going to work as you want