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How Much Virtual Memory is Enough?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-large-is-your-swap-partition dept.

whitroth asks: "Ten years ago, Received Wisdom said that virtual memory should be, on the average, two to two-and-a-half times real memory. In these days, where 2G RAM is not unusual, and many times is not that uncommon, is this unreasonable? What's the sense of the community as to what is a reasonable size for swap these days?"

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  1. Re:lots by Millenniumman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This would be a redundant first post:

    "Ten years ago, Received Wisdom said that virtual memory should be, on the average, two to two-and-a-half times real memory. In these days, where 2G RAM is not unusual, and many times that not that uncommon, is this unreasonable? What's the sense of the community as to what is a reasonable size for swap these days?"

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  2. Re:You think like a dinosaur by Synonymous+Bosch · · Score: 0, Redundant
    But dude, my next box will have two GIGABYTES of RAM!

    This means you'll never need swap space again?

    If your applications are taking 20 seconds to 'swap in' i suggest you buy faster storage/system bandwidth (bus/cpu), not more memory.

    I also suggest you learn some manners if you want to be taken seriously in any sensible discussion.