The VM in the kernel 2.4.x has problems this is a _hot_ topic in the LKML; so the kernel in MDK8.1
>From my experience I use 2.4.13 and it is quite good in terms of VM management. Try it first. Regard --- David Guntner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running 8.1. > > After starting my system, I've noted the amount of > memory and swap space > being used on a "top" display. After a reboot, > there's always 0 swap being > used. I've noticed that the longer the system runs, > the more memory > resources show up being used, and the bigger the > used swap space gets. I > came home from a trip recently to find my Linux box > stopped for no apparent > reason, and after a reboot, none of the system logs > showed any errors at > the point where the system stopped. I've pretty > much got the same things > running all the time. I'm beginning to think that > *something* has a nasty > memory leak, but I don't have a clue as to what. Is > there a way to > identify programs that have memory leaks? Something > that can track the > memory usage of program running in the system or > whatever? > > Any ideas? > > --Dave > -- > David Guntner GEnie: Just say NO! > http://www.akaMail.com/pgpkey/davidg or key server > for PGP Public key > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > ===== S.KIEU http://my.yahoo.com.au - My Yahoo! - It's My Yahoo! Get your own!
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