Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:44:29 +0100 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I limit I/O usage for a user/process? A user broke my system Message-ID: <20160819114429.756b3d25f9335417a0c673c3@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <20160819101657.GB2560@hephaistos.local> References: <CAM4nNt8dOojYNA6FK6_zj7vN92e6ML2A0QbsXH3fz8rP%2BCbVTg@mail.gmail.com> <20160819104058.1c60a63fb832fbdc1524207c@sohara.org> <20160819101657.GB2560@hephaistos.local>
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:16:57 +0200 "Martin S. Weber" <Ephaeton@gmx.net> wrote: > On 2016-08-19 10:40:58, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > (...) > > Very likely the problem was due to memory use and you are tight > > on memory for your normal load. > > Which, as I might add, *should* be the normal usage pattern of a box. You want all the memory in use I agree, but you don't want it so tight that there is constant memory pressure so there should be a goodly amount inactive, in cache and buffers. If there is swap activity then you are too tight for the load. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith | Directable Mirror Arrays C:>WIN | A better way to focus the sun The computer obeys and wins. | licences available see You lose and Bill collects. | http://www.sohara.org/
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