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#1 2008-10-07 13:12:06
- ravster
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Firefox and swap
Hello,
When I start firefox, swap immediately (within about 5 seconds) starts getting used. And when I turn firefox off, the swap partition is still filled with stuff.
How can I prevent this? Both the initial use of swap and the retention of things in swap.
Thank you.
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#2 2008-10-07 13:32:00
- somedrew
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Re: Firefox and swap
You can stipulate cache values via (about:config) browser.cache.memory.capacity & browser.cache.disk.capacity. To disable cache: browser.cache.disk.enable & browser.cache.memory.enable are the desired keys that can be disabled. Additionally, it may be worth looking into making a ramfs for /tmp.
cheers,
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#3 2008-10-07 16:19:20
- pointone
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Re: Firefox and swap
Buy more RAM?
M*cr*s*ft: Who needs quality when you have marketing?
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#4 2008-10-07 19:14:54
- ravster
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Re: Firefox and swap
Buy more RAM?
The RAM I have isn't being used up completely in the first place - probably around 20% to 30% is being used when I start firefox. The remaining 70% or so is completely bypassed, and swap is used first.
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#5 2008-10-07 19:26:27
- pointone
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Re: Firefox and swap
What's your /proc/sys/vm/swapiness? Try lowering this setting and see if that changes anything.
M*cr*s*ft: Who needs quality when you have marketing?
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#6 2008-10-07 19:58:14
- SkonesMickLoud
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- Registered: 2008-09-20
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Re: Firefox and swap
Don't mount swap at boot. 
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