Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:38:43 +0200 | From | Helge Hafting <> | Subject | Re: dynamic swap prioritizing |
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Xuan Baldauf wrote: > > Hello, > > I have a linux box with 3 harddisks of different > characteristics (size, seek time, throughput), each capable [algorithm for changing swap priorities] > > Does the linux kernel already implement such an > optimization? Is it planned? > It doesn't already. I am not sure this is a kernel thing either. Changing swap priorities could be done by userspace programs if there were a syscall or /proc interface for it.
You could then have a script changing priorities when you start your database for example. Or a daemon making changes based on statistics.
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