Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 12:19:43 +1300 (NZDT) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: Richard Yeardley <bsd@hunter13.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.1R Swap file usage - should it return to zero once in a while? Message-ID: <Pine.SC5.4.10.9903051217280.22229-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <36e21129.274298750@smtp.dial.pipex.com>
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On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Richard Yeardley wrote:
> I've a 32MB 3.1R box with 11MB swap space (I should have more but
> that's the way it goes). It's currently been up about ten days and in
> that time the swap space usage has grown to 55%. My question is
> should it fall back to zero by itself after a period of inactivity
> (ala Winblows) or is a reboot the only way to flush it?
The only reason anyone looks at swap space is to see whether you're
running out of it (in which case you need to add more). You shouldn't
need to worry if it evers goes back to zero or not; there is *no* point
in flushing it.
Jonathan Chen
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