Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Mar 1998 15:09:18 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: 2.1.91 swap performance: jerky. |
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Hi!
> > + /* > > + * If we have more than 25% of all memory free, > > + * consider it to be good enough for anything. > > + */ > > + if (nr_free_pages > num_physpages >> 2) > > + return nr+1; > > Tried it - I get an 8Mb box with 2mb permanently empty thats > unusable
What? 2MB permanently empty? Considering that kernel is 1.5M that is about 30% of your memory. HEY! I do not want 30% of my memory to be free!
Pavel
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