On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Uli Armbruster < uli.armbruster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > This happens on my machine as well. The reason is, that the kernel swaps > much more with linux 3.0 than 2.6.39. It moves programs into swap to get > more space in ram for cache, which imo is a really stupid idea. This happens > with cfs and bfs here. > If this is the case, it should be amended by setting the swappiness to a lower value, no? A simple `echo "20" > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness` would help. In lieu of a debate, just look at the discussion at [1]. MAQ. [1] http://kerneltrap.org/node/3000
