Re: To Swap, or not to Swap

On 4/3/23 12:59, Niklas Iveslatt wrote:
> "These days" in Linux there is a Linux metric called PSI (Pressure
> Stall Information) /proc/pressure/memory - I know we look at this in
> our monitoring - I think *by default *we look at 3 distinct minutes in
> sequence and if there are any stalls we issue a warning for someone to
> look at it. I am not saying this is how it should be done in all cases
> and any monitoring thresholds may vary depending on the system and
> related characteristics.
>
> I also looked and "These days" appear to mean Linux kernel >=4.20

I should have read your post before writing mine. Yes, /proc/pressure is the way to go.

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