| Date | Wed, 26 May 2004 11:30:08 +0200 | From | Roger Luethi <> | Subject | Re: why swap at all? |
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On Wed, 26 May 2004 10:23:32 +0100, John Bradford wrote: > A run-away process on a server with too much swap can cause it to grind to > almost a complete halt, and become almost compltely unresponsive to remote > connections. > > If the total amount of storage is just enough for the tasks the server is > expected to deal with, then a run-away process will likely be terminated > quickly stopping it from causing the machine to grind to a halt.
I'm not sure your optimism about the correct (run-away) process being terminated is justified. Granted, there are definitely scenarios where swapless operation is preferable, but in most circumstances -- especially workstations as the original poster described -- I'd rather minimize the risk of losing data.
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