Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 07:02:42 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Swapping when memory is idle?? Message-ID: <20200821070242.3597d05a.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <D2FB0F28-E822-48FF-BCEF-AC023831EDBE@kreme.com> References: <CAAdA2WP8cr-uRgDRT_GX0faCSAFWORn9UMwqLZOWtLgXd0Hc9w@mail.gmail.com> <D2FB0F28-E822-48FF-BCEF-AC023831EDBE@kreme.com>
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On Thu, 20 Aug 2020 12:40:32 -0600, @lbutlr wrote: > Once a page is in swap it will stay there until it is needed. Or until the operator deactivates and reactivates swap (using the swapoff / swapon programs), which would lead to anything still in swap being "synced" with RAM as long as there is enough capacity to hold them. THis is of course a heavy interference with how the OS manages memory, and often not a good idea. ;-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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