Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 9 Oct 1999 23:43:33 +0200 (CEST) | From | Andrea Arcangeli <> | Subject | Re: kswapd priority |
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On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Lorenzo Allegrucci wrote:
>In 2.0.x the kswapd priority was -12 but in 2.2.x now is 0, why?
kswapd in 2.2.x is necessary only for atomic allocations. For normal stuff it's the process which blocks and frees the memory for itself. This mean the hog will block and the other apps will have more chance to run smootly even under swap.
Andrea
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