Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 7 Jan 2002 08:13:10 -0800 (PST) | From | "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <> | Subject | Re: swapping,any updates ?? Just wasted money on mem upgrade performance still suck :-( |
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On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Alan Cox wrote:
> > knobs. It just won't happen. Fixing VM behavior is the only way. It has to > > work satisfactorily _without_ tuning. > > Thats something you will never achieve. Virtual memory is about heuristics, > crystal ball gazing and guesswork. There are always some workloads where you > want little caching and some where you want lots of caching - such as a > fileserver. > > You can make it right for most people but the last few percent you > will always get by tuning knobs - either directly or via GUI tools like > powertweak
Thank you, Alan!! Now if the *other* kernel developers would just buy into this. :)
-- M. Edward "Give me tuning knobs or give me death" Borasky
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