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Re: swapping

On 2 Nov 2002, Nishant Sharma wrote:

> pages only under memory pressure. If the mem
> consumption is less than the onboard ram then i suppose
> no swapping should take place. Am i right here ???

Yes.

> What will be the scenario like if i dont specify a swap
> device at all ?

The system will reclaim file-backed cache memory.

>     The processes to be run on the card can consume a
> maximum of 100 Mb and will under most scenarios not be
> killed or new processes launched ..

In that case you might still want to reclaim some file
cache.

regards,

Rik
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