Re: Pg+Linux swap use

We had a problem at work that when a windows box would connect to a samba 
share with a lot of files in it, the kswapd was going nuts, even though we 
weren't low on memory at all.  Updating to the 2.4.18 or so of the later 
redhats fixed that issue.  It might be related.  I think the kflush daemon 
can get fooled into thinking it needs to get hoppin right now in older 
2.4.x kernels.

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003, alexandre :: aldeia digital wrote:

> Scott, Jeff and Shridhar:
> 
> 1 GB RAM :)
> 
> The stock kernels are not the same, HyperThreading enabled. 80
> simultaneous connections. sort_mem = 4096
> 
> I will compile my own kernel on this weekend, and I will report
> to the list after.
> 
> Thank's all
> 
> Alexandre
> 
> 
> > Also are two kernels exactly same? In my experience linux kernel behaves
> > slightly different from version to version w.r.t swap aggressiveness...
> >
> >   Shridhar
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