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SubjectRe: Re: 2.6.0-test4-mm1 - kswap hogs cpu OO takes ages to start!
But eventually, kswapd does stop scanning and machine is back to normal after a 2 min freeze.
BTW, how is it cured at swappiness ==100?
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> On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Con Kolivas wrote:
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> > > Does this make a difference?
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> > Tried it. No change.
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> > kswapd0 can hit 90% cpu at times unless the swappiness is increased.
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> Looks like the problem is that cache and process pages are on
> the same lists, forcing kswapd to scan the lists endlessly.
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> One thing you could try is splitting the lists, at least the
> active list, like done in 2.4-rmap15...
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> "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
> Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are,
> by definition, not smart enough to debug it." - Brian W. Kernighan
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