Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:47:29 -0900 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Dieter <freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com> Subject: Re: swap_pager complaints but not using swap Message-ID: <200901252247.29775.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <200901252128.VAA04563@sopwith.solgatos.com> References: <200901252128.VAA04563@sopwith.solgatos.com>
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On Sunday 25 January 2009 04:28:47 Dieter wrote:
> >>>> AMD64 FreeBSD 7.0 2 GiB main memory
> >>>>
> So the machine doesn't normally use swap much at all, but messing with
> the large ISO apparently kicked something out of memory, and the disk
> with the swap partition was already busy writing at the other end of
> the disk.
>
> Do you consider writing a large file to disk a "truly unspeakable" load?
Just curious, since you're running 7.0: SCHED_4BSD or SCHED_ULE? And if you
have a chance to change it, does the scenario persist?
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
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