: :On Tue, 13 Jul 1999 14:27:54 -0700 (PDT) : Matthew Dillon <dil...@apollo.backplane.com> wrote: : : > You are assuming that the situation actually occurs. In real life, : > it will not occur unless the critical server is running away with : > memory. : > : > I have never, ever run one of BEST's servers out of swap. It has never : > been an issue. : :In BEST's critical servers, maybe that's true. But applying your experience :at BEST to the wide range of UNIX users is ... a bit ridiculous, I think :-) : : -- Jason R. Thorpe <thor...@nas.nasa.gov>
Jason, I am using real life situations to demonstrate my point. You are perfectly welcome to use your own REAL-LIFE situations to demonstrate yours. It is the real-life application that matters, not a worst-case nightmare theory. No engineer designs systems based on nightmare theories. -Matt Matthew Dillon <dil...@backplane.com> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message