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From: arnold@skeeve.com (arnold@skeeve.com)
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2017 09:36:15 -0700
Subject: [TUHS] signals and blocked in I/O
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Larry McVoy <lm at mcvoy.com> wrote:

> So I have 10 processes, they all run until the system starts to
> thrash, then they are all in wait mode for memory but there isn't
> any (and there is no swap configured).

Um, pardon me for asking the obvious question, but why not just configure
a few gigs of swap to give the OS some breathing room?

Most modern systems let you use a regular old file in the filesystem
for swap space, instead of having to repartition your disk and using a
dedicated partition. I'd be suprised if your *BSD box didn't let you do
that too.  It's a little slower, but a gazillion times more convenient.

Just a thought,

Arnold