From: "M. Edward Borasky" <znmeb@aracnet.com>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: 2.4.16 memory badness (fixed?)
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 08:29:05 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <HBEHIIBBKKNOBLMPKCBBOEHNEDAA.znmeb@aracnet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200112101549.fBAFnOq08395@orp.orf.cx>
> -----Original Message-----
> I just can't understand why the kernel wouldn't tag application memory
> as being more important than buff/cache and free up some of that stuff
> when an application calls for it. I mean, it won't even use the gobs of
> swap I have. That just seems to be a plain ol' bug to me.
It's not strictly a bug ... it's a design decision that has unfortunate
consequences. A simple fix would be to allow the system administrator to set
an upper limit on the size of the page cache.
--
M. Edward Borasky
znmeb@@borasky-research.net
http://www.borasky-research.net
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-10 16:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112090808250.6883-100000@mikeg.weiden.de>
2001-12-09 16:07 ` Leigh Orf
2001-12-09 17:17 ` Mike Galbraith
2001-12-10 7:24 ` Ken Brownfield
2001-12-10 11:10 ` Rik van Riel
2001-12-10 15:49 ` Leigh Orf
2001-12-10 16:29 ` M. Edward Borasky [this message]
2001-12-12 9:04 ` Helge Hafting
2001-12-14 22:54 ` Mike Galbraith
2001-12-09 17:32 ` Mike Galbraith
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