Re: ~500 megs cached yet 2.6.5 goes into swap hell

[Steve Youngs]

* David B Stevens <dsteven3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

  > Maybe the kernel should be told by the apps exactly what they
  > require in the way of memory

So what happens when Mr BloatyApp says: "Yo, Mr Kernel, gimme all ya
got baby!"

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