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Subject: Re: Can't make use of swap memory in 2.6.7-bk19
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Andrew Morton wrote:
> Peter Osterlund <petero2@telia.com> wrote:

>>Doesn't help. My test program still fails in the same way.
>>
> 
> 
> Something odd is happening - I've run that testcase in various shapes and
> forms a huge number of times.
> 
> What filesystems are in use?  Is there anything unusual about the setup? 
> Do earlier 2.6 kernels exhibit the same problem?  Is something wrong with
> the disk system?
> 

Also, have you changed /proc/sys/vm/swappiness?