Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!brl-adm!umd5!decuac!felix!zemon From: jdn@mas1.UUCP (Jeff Nisewanger) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: excessive swap space requirements Message-ID: <9558@felix.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Oct-87 10:27:28 EDT Article-I.D.: felix.9558 Posted: Fri Oct 16 10:27:28 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Oct-87 22:29:02 EDT References: <8550@felix.UUCP> Sender: zemon@felix.UUCP Organization: Measurex Automation Systems, Cupertino, CA Lines: 10 Approved: zemon@felix.UUCP Reply-Path: The folks at Berkeley are rewriting the virtual memory code for BSD 4.4 for this and other reasons, so maybe it will be done in 2-3 years. I wouldn't look soon for a third-party fix. The memory management code in Ultrix (4.3 BSD) is not very modular and would be hard for an outsider to replace. Jeff Nisewanger Measurex Automation Systems pyramid!voder!mas1!jdn