Re: Swap usage

From: Paolo Ciarrocchi (ciarrocchi_at_linuxmail.org)
Date: 10/31/03

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    To: mario.Ohnewald@gmx.de
Date:	Fri, 31 Oct 2003 19:21:18 +0800

    > Hello!
    Hello Mario!
    or ciao Mario! because your name really sounds Italian ;)

    > I am running Kernel 2.4.21 on a unstable Debian box. I have included my IDE
    > Chipset driver
    > I have just ONE game server on it and do not use that box very much,
    > although, it uses its swap space for some reasons.

    > load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00
    > Mem: 249136k total, 153572k used, 95564k free, 23636k buffers
    > Swap: 512024k total, 143652k used, 368372k free, 24500k cached

    > # hdparm -t /dev/hda
    > /dev/hda:
    > Timing buffered disk reads: 150 MB in 3.01 seconds = 49.83 MB/sec

    > How can i find out why it is using so much swap, and how can i prevent it
    > form doing so?
    > This swap usage makes my box very slow.

    I can only suggest you to try on this machine the 2.4.23-pre9,
    it should really improve the VM.

    Ciao,
                   Paolo 

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