From linux-mm Tue Aug 31 18:24:31 2004 From: Karl Vogel Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:24:31 +0000 To: linux-mm Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.8.1: swap storm of death - nr_requests > 1024 on swap partition Message-Id: <200408312024.32158.karl.vogel () seagha ! com> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=109397666402996 On Tuesday 31 August 2004 18:52, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: > > Is there a concept of a minimum working set size of an application? (kind > > of the reverse of an RSS limit) > > Not really. A hungry memory app can starve the rest of the system. I noticed that a few times on our spamassassin box :-) > One thing: what kernel version are you using? 2.6.9-rc1-bk3 > I've seen extreme decreases in performance (interactivity) with hungry > memory apps with Rik's swap token code. Decrease?! -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: aart@kvack.org