Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:59:40 +0200 | From | Martin Knoblauch <> | Subject | Re: VM Requirement Document - v0.0 |
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Rik van Riel wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Martin Knoblauch wrote: > > > I do not care much whether the cache is using 99% of the systems memory > > or 50%. As long as there is free memory, using it for cache is great. I > > care a lot if the cache takes down interactivity, because it pushes out > > processes that it thinks idle, but that I need in 5 seconds. The caches > > pressure against processes > > Too bad that processes are in general cached INSIDE the cache. > > You'll have to write a new balancing story now ;) >
maybe that is part of "the answer" :-)
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