[Sig] Re: [Lvlug] Swap Memory Usage in Linux

[Randy Kramer]

Jeremy,

I'm using kernel 2.2.17-21mdk -- the one that came with Mandrake 7.2.  I
posted what I'm running to the list a few days ago, (Sunday, the 25th)
under a subject: "[Lvlug] Services running on my Mandrake 7.2 system --
any suggestions on other stuff to disable?".  (The other big them I'm
running is KDE 2.0.)

Let me know if you have any thoughts on why I'm using so much memory or
suggestions on other things I can disable.  I think I'll buy some memory
at the computer show this weekend, but will I find that I just chew my
way through that and then the swap?

Randy Kramer

Jeremy McLeod wrote:
> 
> On Feb 17, 2001, at 10:51, Randy Kramer wrote:
> ><original post>
> >I've been watching top on my Linux machine.  My machine has been running
> >9 days.  It has 95 MB of Ram and 225 MB of swap space.  Over time, the
> >free swap has been continually decreasing.  Shortly after I booted up
> >after a clean install, I had about 175 MB of swap free.  Now I have
> >about 14 MB free.  Is this the way it's supposed to work in Linux, or do
> >I have a problem?
> 
> you shouldn't be swapping at all right after a reboot, especially with
> 95MB of ram and only those things running. i've had X running gnome+e for
> 67 days now and it's only using about 40MB. apache and mysql on startup
> should only be using around 30MB or so combined. what else are you
> running?
> 
> and what kernel are you running? 2.2.11-2.2.13 had big problems, if
> you're using any of those.
> 
> -jeremy