Rik van Riel wrote:
>
> On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Martin Knoblauch wrote:
>
> > I do not care much whether the cache is using 99% of the systems memory
> > or 50%. As long as there is free memory, using it for cache is great. I
> > care a lot if the cache takes down interactivity, because it pushes out
> > processes that it thinks idle, but that I need in 5 seconds. The caches
> > pressure against processes
>
> Too bad that processes are in general cached INSIDE the cache.
>
> You'll have to write a new balancing story now ;)
>
maybe that is part of "the answer" :-)
Martin
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