Frequent paging

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Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux <at> gmail.com> writes:

> ...

This is more of an empirical matter.

The only kernel param is (default):
# cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness 
60

You have to watch what is happening when you do your daily routines.
These tools may help you:
http://articles.slicehost.com/2010/11/12/using-iotop-to-check-i-o-and-swap
http://articles.slicehost.com/2010/11/12/using-dstat-to-check-i-o-and-swap

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