I recently changed the swap backoff algorithm in -current and the MFC is slated for -stable.
Try this change and see if it produces better results. -Matt Index: label.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/release/sysinstall/Attic/label.c,v retrieving revision 1.98.2.12 diff -u -r1.98.2.12 label.c --- label.c 3 Jul 2002 00:01:08 -0000 1.98.2.12 +++ label.c 4 Jul 2002 04:39:03 -0000 @@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ def = SWAP_MIN_SIZE * ONE_MEG; if (def > SWAP_AUTO_LIMIT_SIZE * ONE_MEG) def = SWAP_AUTO_LIMIT_SIZE * ONE_MEG; - nom = (int)(physmem / 512) / 2; + nom = (int)(physmem / 512) / 8; sz = nom + (def - nom) * perc / 100; } swap_chunk = Create_Chunk_DWIM(label_chunk_info[here].c->disk, To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message