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DateTue, 19 Aug 2003 05:57:24 +0100
FromNuno Silva <>
SubjectRe: cache limit
Hello!

Anthony R. wrote:

[..snip..]

> With 2GB on a system, I should never page out, but I consistently do and I

One, very easy, solution is to do:
# swapoff -a

FWIW, I'd like an option to limit the cache size to a maximum amount... 
Say: echo 500000 > /proc/sys/vm/max_disk_cache
But, AFAIK, that's not going to happen.

Regards,
Nuno Silva


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