Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:26:04 +0200 | From | Matthew Wilcox <> | Subject | Re: 2.3.17 doesn't like swap? |
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On Thu, Sep 09, 1999 at 12:51:39AM -0700, david parsons wrote: > A lightly-tweaked 2.3.17 (devfs+mastodon build patch+silent a.out patch > +old-style patch+my latest tweaks to the memory detection code) of mine > doesn't seem to like to go to swap when pushed:
I've heard from several people that recent 2.3 kernels have unbalanced memory management leading to the symptoms you described. So I don't think you broke it. Did you try that binfmt_aout cleanup I sent you for testing? Would you like it done against 2.3.17?
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