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Subject: Re: [BUG] 2.4 VM sucks. Again
To: roy@karlsbakk.net (Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 16:11:35 +0100 (BST)
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> > How much RAM do you have, and what does /proc/meminfo
> > and /proc/slabinfo say just before the explosion point?
> 
> I have 1 gig - highmem (not enabled) - 900 megs.
> for what I can see, kernel can't reclaim buffers fast enough.
> ut looks better on -aa.
> 

What sort of setup. I can't duplicate the problem here ?