Re: [gentoo-user] More memory?

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> > Maybe a better way to phrase my question is:  Is it possible to set my
> > server up so it will use swap when it needs it and then free it back
> > up when it doesn't need it anymore?  What makes me think that is
> > necessary is the fact that I see a very snappy response when browsing
> > my site after a fresh reboot.  After it's been up for awhile, the swap
> > starts to fill and it slows down.  Rebooting clears out the swap and
> > the snaps return.
> 
> Actually, that is the default behaviour.

I'm now using swap again for the first time since my last reboot. 
It's currently at 1036k, but that is guaranteed to keep increasing.

Here's what I don't understand.

total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:           978        731        246          0        164        226
-/+ buffers/cache:        340        637
Swap:          494          1        493

If I'm reading that right, I'm only *using* using 340MB.  Why doesn't
the system get rid of some of the inactive stuff in memory so I don't
have to use more and more swap and slow down my system?

- Grant

> Uwe

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