Re: firefor memory usage (Was Re: swapctl question)
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 08:49:34AM +0200, Otto Moerbeek wrote: > On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 12:42:10AM -0500, Z Ero wrote: > > > Also, why is Firefox 58 taking up about 2 gb of ram when I have 8 > > (non-multimedia) tabs open? > > Isn't confusing toi ask a new qustion with the same Subject. > > Show the numbers and how you retrieved them. This is system using > virtual memory, not all numbers report actial physical memory usage. > > That said, most web browsers are blaoted beyond believe. Z, It would be good to respond to questions and provide the requested information before bombarding the list with new questions. -Otto
firefor memory usage (Was Re: swapctl question)
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 12:42:10AM -0500, Z Ero wrote: > Also, why is Firefox 58 taking up about 2 gb of ram when I have 8 > (non-multimedia) tabs open? Isn't confusing toi ask a new qustion with the same Subject. Show the numbers and how you retrieved them. This is system using virtual memory, not all numbers report actial physical memory usage. That said, most web browsers are blaoted beyond believe. -Otto > > On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 12:37 AM, Z Ero wrote: > > amd64, 6.2 > > > > I have my swap partition set to priority 9 in fstab. > > > > Why does swapctl report priority 0? > > > > # swapctl > > Device 512-blocks UsedAvail Capacity Priority > > /dev/sd0b 11874624 1266232 1060839211%0 > > # cat /etc/fstab > > 14d16d0d42a89629.a / ffs rw,softdep 1 1 > > 14d16d0d42a89629.k /home ffs rw,softdep,nodev,nosuid 1 2 > > 14d16d0d42a89629.d /tmp ffs rw,nodev,nosuid 1 2 > > 14d16d0d42a89629.f /usr ffs rw,softdep,nodev 1 2 > > 14d16d0d42a89629.g /usr/X11R6 ffs rw,softdep,nodev 1 2 > > 14d16d0d42a89629.h /usr/local ffs rw,softdep,wxallowed,nodev 1 2 > > 14d16d0d42a89629.b none swap sw,priority=9 > > 14d16d0d42a89629.e /var ffs rw,softdep,nodev,nosuid 1 2 > > > > I want to minimize swapping since I am using a mechanical hard disk > > and thus swap slows things down. > > > > I can disable swap if I want with swapctl -d but I would rather not. > > > > Thanks
Fwd: swapctl question
Whoops, meant to send this to the list too: -- Forwarded message -- From: Philip Guenther Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 11:13 PM Subject: Re: swapctl question To: Z Ero On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 10:37 PM, Z Ero wrote: > amd64, 6.2 > > I have my swap partition set to priority 9 in fstab. > > Why does swapctl report priority 0? > The compiled in default swap location (normally the 'b' partition of the boot disk) is added as swap at priority zero in kernel startup as part of uvm_swap_init(), before any userspace processes are started or /etc/fstab is read. # swapctl > Device 512-blocks UsedAvail Capacity Priority > /dev/sd0b 11874624 1266232 1060839211%0 > # cat /etc/fstab > You only have one swap device so the priority doesn't matter: priority is for selection _among_ swap devices and has no effect on the kernel's decision of _whether_ to swap out a page. I want to minimize swapping since I am using a mechanical hard disk > and thus swap slows things down. > Slows things down relative to _what_? Which statistics have you been examining when under the workload you're interested in? Philip Guenther
Re: swapctl question
Also, why is Firefox 58 taking up about 2 gb of ram when I have 8 (non-multimedia) tabs open? On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 12:37 AM, Z Ero wrote: > amd64, 6.2 > > I have my swap partition set to priority 9 in fstab. > > Why does swapctl report priority 0? > > # swapctl > Device 512-blocks UsedAvail Capacity Priority > /dev/sd0b 11874624 1266232 1060839211%0 > # cat /etc/fstab > 14d16d0d42a89629.a / ffs rw,softdep 1 1 > 14d16d0d42a89629.k /home ffs rw,softdep,nodev,nosuid 1 2 > 14d16d0d42a89629.d /tmp ffs rw,nodev,nosuid 1 2 > 14d16d0d42a89629.f /usr ffs rw,softdep,nodev 1 2 > 14d16d0d42a89629.g /usr/X11R6 ffs rw,softdep,nodev 1 2 > 14d16d0d42a89629.h /usr/local ffs rw,softdep,wxallowed,nodev 1 2 > 14d16d0d42a89629.b none swap sw,priority=9 > 14d16d0d42a89629.e /var ffs rw,softdep,nodev,nosuid 1 2 > > I want to minimize swapping since I am using a mechanical hard disk > and thus swap slows things down. > > I can disable swap if I want with swapctl -d but I would rather not. > > Thanks
swapctl question
amd64, 6.2 I have my swap partition set to priority 9 in fstab. Why does swapctl report priority 0? # swapctl Device 512-blocks UsedAvail Capacity Priority /dev/sd0b 11874624 1266232 1060839211%0 # cat /etc/fstab 14d16d0d42a89629.a / ffs rw,softdep 1 1 14d16d0d42a89629.k /home ffs rw,softdep,nodev,nosuid 1 2 14d16d0d42a89629.d /tmp ffs rw,nodev,nosuid 1 2 14d16d0d42a89629.f /usr ffs rw,softdep,nodev 1 2 14d16d0d42a89629.g /usr/X11R6 ffs rw,softdep,nodev 1 2 14d16d0d42a89629.h /usr/local ffs rw,softdep,wxallowed,nodev 1 2 14d16d0d42a89629.b none swap sw,priority=9 14d16d0d42a89629.e /var ffs rw,softdep,nodev,nosuid 1 2 I want to minimize swapping since I am using a mechanical hard disk and thus swap slows things down. I can disable swap if I want with swapctl -d but I would rather not. Thanks
