On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:16 AM, Mark Post<mp...@novell.com> wrote: > Yes, it will hurt your Linux system's performance, while not doing anything > useful.
It was meant as a way for benchmarks to start off with a clean cache so the first test does not spoil the next one. But if you want to do that on z/VM, you should also get rid of the real pages that back you (and be aware that the size of the available list makes a difference, and the other users, etc). It may also help to provide a starting point for how much memory you can take away with CMM Rob van der Heij Velocity Software http://www.velocitysoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
