linux-kernel - Re: That greedy Linux VM cache

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Date:	Sat, 1 Feb 2014 01:08:35 +0800
From:	Igor Podlesny <for.poige+linux@...il.com>
To:	"Austin S. Hemmelgarn" <ahferroin7@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: That greedy Linux VM cache

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On 1 February 2014 00:57, Austin S. Hemmelgarn <ahferroin7@...il.com> wrote:
> If I remember correctly, there is a sysctl for configuring how
> aggressively the system tries to retain the VFS cache, changing the
> value there might improve things for you.

   Yeah, in theory. On practice I never saw a difference even with
vm.vfs_cache_pressure set to 800000.

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