> Anyway, before I restart X with a handful of applications and Xterms,
> I had 68% swap used. After I restarted X with the same applications
> used, I had 20% swap used. If the paging code were so perfect, or if
I really don't think it's an error with the paging code or other components
of the kernel. It may look strange, but it really isn't.
The difference in swap usage before and after in your short scenario
could be due to a number of factors, such as:
* X the second time around needing less memory
* the apps themselves needing less memory (in some cases, there may be
memory leaks in the apps that can contribute, but that is a separate
issue)
* kernel decides at first to keep more of the pages of the various
apps in memory, at least right now.
> David S. Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.dsj.net>
> "Linux: Choice of a GNU Generation!"
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