> FreeBSD has several algorithms in its VM to prevent a single process
> from holding onto too many dirty buffers. FreeBSD, Solaris, True64,
> even WindowsNT have effective algorithms for sanely retiring dirty
> buffers without saturating the system.
I guess those must be bad for dbench, bonnie or other critical
server applications ;)
*runs like hell*
Rik
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