Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!samsung!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!otter.hpl.hp.com!hpltoad!hpubrcf!ken From: ken@hpubrcf.HP.COM (Ken Green) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: what is my swap used for ? Message-ID: <120015@hpubrcf.HP.COM> Date: 8 May 90 10:10:02 GMT References: Organization: HP UK Response Center Lines: 25 It is possible that the kernal is limiting the amount of space used by your process. The kernal parameters maxdsiz, maxtsiz & maxssiz limit the data, text & stack sizes. These are also related to the parameters dmmax & dmmin. The system when allocating swap space firstly gives you chunk dmmin in size, the next piece will be twice that...etc untill you reach dmmax, there after dmmax size chunks are dished out. You can have a maximum of 21 chunks of swap space. If these parameters are not set up correctly you could get problems. Do you have multiple or single swap disks???????????????? Ken Green --ukcrc-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This response does not represent the official position of, or statement by, the Hewlett-Packard Company. The above data is provided for informational purposes only. It is supplied without warranty of any kind. -----------------------------------------------------------------------