> Matthias Pfeifer wrote:
>> Jochen Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> at.bofh.it:
>>
>>
>>>Matthias:
>>>
>>>>I am searching the source of some every 2/3 seconds
>>>>happening harddisk read/write operation.
>>>
>>>If you are using a journalling file system like ext3, this is normal and
>>>shouldn't stress your hard disk.
>>>
>>>J.
>>
>>
>> How is that? And how does that correspond to my
>> observation that it must be the x-window-system
Would this be swap r/w? If the machine is taxed for memory you may see
this as it tries to operate out of the swap file. What does the memory
look like in top?
>> that is taking a role in this situation? Can
>> you explain, please?
>
> I find the answer confusing as well. No matter what FS
> one is using, it shouldn't be writing the disc unless
> someone requests it. The write may be delayed, but it
> shouldn't be created out of thin air. Same thing for
> reads. Somewhere there is a process doing disc I/O.
>
> Mike
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