RE: Source distros Re: [MLUG] Computer for sale...

["Spurling, Shannon" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

The idea is that even if you don't use all your ram, if a process is unused enough it's easier to swap it out, than to kill it and reload/reinitialize it. What that allows you to do is have larger free memory blocks. If the memory management system works correctly, it should be able to defragment memory by swapping blocks in and out of memory. This will lead to larger blocks of free memory, and more efficient use of memory. I also enables you to work on larger data files. If the swap algorithm is done right, you won't notice a thing, because what you are using is most likely not swapped out.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ross, Matt [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:12 PM
To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
Subject: RE: Source distros Re: [MLUG] Computer for sale...


> I've often wondered how swap space is beneficial if you don't 
> even use all 
> of the RAM.
> 
> If anyone can educate me, I'd appreciate it.

I've never met someone who didn't use all their RAM.
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