Virtual Memory tuning and Buffers

We have a system that is running SUSE 8 kernel 2.4.21-273. Recently we have seen some interesting behavior with the virtual memory system. When buffer memory gets low (below 10 MB) the system re-allocates memory causes buffer memory to go up to around 500 MB. The re-allocation can take up to 30

Virtual Memory tuning and Buffers

We have a system that is running SUSE 8 kernel 2.4.21-273. Recently we have seen some interesting behavior with the virtual memory system. When buffer memory gets low (below 10 MB) the system re-allocates memory causes buffer memory to go up to around 500 MB. The re-allocation can take up to 30