Re: Memory, swap, and limits

["Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James Kosin wrote:
> Having TOO much swap space can be a detriment and not an asset.  
> Usually, the rule of thumb I go by is allocate about 2x the amount of 
> physical memory installed on the system; for machines with < 1M.  This 
> number will need to approach more or less 1x for machines with 1-2M.  
> With machines with > 2M; I'm not sure swap space will make much of a 
> difference, unless you rely on X heavily.
>
> James
I have never head of a problem of having too much swap space. What 
kind of problems does it cause? I know you get system slowdown if 
you are doing too much swapping, but that is a different problem 
from having too much swap space.

Mikkel
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