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What up w Pageout Number?
Authored by: porkchop_d_clown on Feb 08, '02 10:40:59AM

I don't think your calculations are wrong, I just think OS X has an aggressive VM system. Adding more swap is an expensive proposition, so the authors probably decided to add the second file way ahead of time, instead of risking a crash by waiting till your really about to run out.



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