--> --> In the 2.4.9 kernel series is it possible to assign a "Memory Use --> Priority" that will make the memory subsystem prioritize keeping a --> program's data space in memory rather than being swapped, similar to --> the --> "nice" program that adjusts a program's scheduling priority? --> --> Regards, --> --> Michael Martinez --> ISTM/CSREES --> United States Department of Agriculture --> --- --> --> -- --> Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. --> Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ --> FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ --> --> --> --> sys_mlock() and sys_mlockall() will lock a region so that it will --> not be swapped out. --> --> --> Is it not possible to assign such a priority without recoding the application to make use of these system calls? M. Martinez -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/