Re:The Linux kernel's inability to gracefully handle low mem...
by GuB-42 on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @03:25AM
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Exactly what I thought. Losing <5% of your RAM as swap space probably won't do much difference.
But if it solves problems, why doesn't the kernel automatically assign part of RAM as a virtual swap device, if the user allows it. It can help monitoring tools, and because the kernel knows it is not a real swap device, it can optimize its use.
But if it solves problems, why doesn't the kernel automatically assign part of RAM as a virtual swap device, if the user allows it. It can help monitoring tools, and because the kernel knows it is not a real swap device, it can optimize its use.