GNU/Linux swapping blocks system
- by Ole Tange
I have used GNU/Linux on systems from 4 MB RAM to 512 GB RAM. When
they start swapping, most of the time you can still log in and kill
off the offending process - you just have to be 100-1000 times more
patient.
On my new 32 GB system that has changed: It blocks when it starts
swapping. Sometimes with full disk activity but other times with no…