* Qadri <Muhammad.A.Qadri@xxxxxxxxx> [28.08.2011 01:13]: > 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 Sure, the problem can be corrected a little bit with setting the swappiness to another level. In the kernels before 3.0 I used swappiness=100 and it was VERY nice, now this setting is unusable, the kernel swaps WAY to much. The behavior with the default setting also changed. That's why I mentioned it here, I'm pretty sure that's the problem the op has.
