Messages in this thread | | | From | tenthumbs@cybernex ... | Subject | Re: Odd swap behavior in 2.1.60 | Date | Thu, 30 Oct 1997 19:23:27 GMT |
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On Thu, 30 Oct 1997 14:13:34 -0500, you wrote:
> These messages are harmless by themselves, as they just indicate the > number of unused dentries was getting too big. Maybe they're triggered > by whatever caused the swapping? >
I deal with *large* images. A 5000x6700 RGBA image takes up a lot of room. The d_alloc messages don't appear until after all the swapping.
> > This one is interesting, as it could indicate that the system is losing > track of which pages are swapped. (Maybe that's why it asked for your > second swapfile?) > > I just reposted a patch that may have some bearing on this -- could you > give it a test? > > Regards, > Bill >
Sure. What's the name on the patch?
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