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List:       linux-mm
Subject:    Re: Kernel 2.6.8.1: swap storm of death - nr_requests > 1024 on swap partition
From:       Karl Vogel <karl.vogel () seagha ! com>
Date:       2004-08-31 18:24:31
Message-ID: 200408312024.32158.karl.vogel () seagha ! com
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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?!
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