I think there's a way to tune the swappiness, right guys? I just forgot the right command. :-(
On Jan 2, 2008 10:22 AM, mary tabucan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i see... ey, thanks much for the info, guys.. really appreciate it.. :) > > > On Jan 2, 2008 1:07 PM, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 2, 2008 9:42 AM, mary tabucan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i see.. so when does my machine normally use the swap? Does my machine > > make > > > use of it when my RAM gets full, am i getting it right? > > > > Yup, you're doing it right. :D > > > > You can check if swap is enabled and used by looking at the output of > > `swapon -s'. Typically swap gets used even if RAM isn't fully used up > > when memory-intensives like Firefox make use of the swap to store > > not-so-frequently accessed media. Also, if you're using a tmpfs > > partition (like having it on /tmp,) swap can be used in the same way > > as RAM. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Zakame > > > > > > -- > > Zak B. Elep || http://zakame.spunge.org > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] || [EMAIL PROTECTED] || [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 1486 7957 454D E529 E4F1 F75E 5787 B1FD FA53 851D > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Mhac Janapin PBTS SysAd ============= http://mulingsilang.wordpress.com ============= I'm an Open Source Enthusiast. c",)
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