Re: [RFC][PATCH] vm_swap_full

From: Rik van Riel (riel@conectiva.com.br)
Date: Sun Nov 04 2001 - 11:36:34 EST

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On Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Ed Tomlinson wrote:

> -/* Swap 50% full? Release swapcache more aggressively.. */
> -#define vm_swap_full() (nr_swap_pages*2 < total_swap_pages)
> +/* Free swap less than inactive pages? Release swapcache more aggressively.. */
> +#define vm_swap_full() (nr_swap_pages < nr_inactive_pages)

> Comments?

Makes absolutely no sense for systems which have more
swap than RAM, eg. a 64MB system with 200MB of swap.

Rik

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