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0 pointsinamberclad8y ago0 comments

Set the swappiness lower.

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That only delays the inevitable. Try setting overcommit to 2 and ratio to 100, then note apps crashing.

It doesn't go lower than 0. Swapping can still hose your machine when swappiness is set to 0.

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0 pointsinamberclad8y ago0 comments

Set the swappiness lower.

That only delays the inevitable. Try setting overcommit to 2 and ratio to 100, then note apps crashing.

It doesn't go lower than 0. Swapping can still hose your machine when swappiness is set to 0.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse