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From Scott Marlowe
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In response to Re: system is swapping (not actively), why?  (MirrorX <mirrorx@gmail.com>)
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On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 7:27 AM, MirrorX <mirrorx@gmail.com> wrote:
> thx a lot for your advice. it's true that even under load, i havent seen any
> so or si...so probably it's best to let the OS handle the situation.
>
> in the meantime if anyone has any idea why the OS would do such a thing, pls
> share it with us.
> thx

The OS swaps out unused data to make room for more file system caching.

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