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From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk <roy@karlsbakk.net>
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To: "Martin J. Bligh" <Martin.Bligh@us.ibm.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] 2.4 VM sucks. Again
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 18:29:31 +0200
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> > Starting up 30 downloads from a custom HTTP server (or Tux - or Apache -
> > doesn't matter), file size is 3-6GB, download speed = ~4.5Mbps. After
> > some time the kernel (a) goes bOOM (out of memory) if not having any
> > swap, or (b) goes gong swapping out anything it can.
>
> 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.

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Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk, Datavaktmester

Computers are like air conditioners.
They stop working when you open Windows.