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    SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH] Add Kconfig option for default swappiness
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    On Mon, 1 Nov 2010 08:43:22 -0400, Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org> wrote:
    > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 02:08:28PM -0400, Ben Gamari wrote:
    > > This will allow distributions to tune this important vm parameter in a more
    > > self-contained manner.
    >
    > What's wrong with sticking
    >
    > vm.swappiness = <your value>
    >
    > into the shipped /etc/sysctl.conf?

    Ubuntu ships different kernels for desktop and server usage. From a
    packaging standpoint it would be much nicer to have this set in the
    kernel configuration. If we were to throw the setting /etc/sysctl.conf
    the kernel would depend upon the package containing sysctl(8)
    (procps). We'd rather avoid this and keep the default kernel
    configuration in one place. This was just an RFC though; let me know if
    you think this is totally insane.

    - Ben


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