From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:40:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:40:06 -0400 Received: from cloven-ext.nks.net ([216.139.204.130]:27396 "EHLO homer.mkintl.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:39:55 -0400 Message-ID: <3B1E8703.9D5A8EC2@illusionary.com> Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 15:39:47 -0400 From: Derek Glidden X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.5 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Galbraith CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Break 2.4 VM in five easy steps In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mike Galbraith wrote: > > Can you try the patch below to see if it helps? If you watch > with vmstat, you should see swap shrinking after your test. > Let is shrink a while and then see how long swapoff takes. > Under a normal load, it'll munch a handfull of them at least > once a second and keep them from getting annoying. (theory;) Hi Mike, I'll give that patch a spin this evening after work when I have time to patch and recompile the kernel. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-