Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: swapping and cache usage | Date | Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:04:57 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> Why does Linux 2.2(.12) swap memory for "running" programs to disk, in > favor of disk cache? (The programs were X apps, in sleep state, but > hadn't been so for more than a few seconds.)
Because its got a small page cache leak is probably why.
There is a fix patch off the release notes on www.linux.org.uk
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