>>>>> "Russell" == Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Russell> memlockd - daemon to lock files into RAM When a system
Can I assume there is meant to be a full stop after RAM? It reads very
differently otherwise...
Russell> starts paging excessively it may be impossible for the
Russell> sysadmin to login for the purpose of killing the runaway
Russell> processes (sometimes the login program times out due to
Russell> thrashing). Memlockd allows important system files (such
Russell> as /bin/login, /bin/getty, and the admin shell) to be
Russell> locked in memory so that there will be no delay in
Russell> accessing executable pages. In my tests this can
Russell> decrease the time required for the administrator to login
Russell> on a thrashing system by a factor of more than 3.
How much memory typically needs to be locked for this to be
beneficial?
(I guess this would depend on what PAM and NSS modules you use...)
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