> > > Mem: 516036k total, 512348k used, 3688k free, 183688k buffers
> > > Swap: 1060248k total, 916k used, 1059332k free, 98500k cached
>
> I don't understand this part. If my memory is not fully utilized, why
> eat a part of the swap? I thought swap is only utilized when no
> primary memory is available.
You're right it shouldn't eat swap, only if the buffers/cache is
bigger than the total space by loaded apps and libraries. The 916k you
see there are probably least used pages downgraded to swap, which is a
good thing because it usually means that Linux is taking back physical
memory and is putting it into good use.
And of course Linux's VM is not perfect
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Eduardo Tongson
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