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@@ -585,7 +585,9 @@ caching of directory and inode objects.
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At the default value of vfs_cache_pressure=100 the kernel will attempt to
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reclaim dentries and inodes at a "fair" rate with respect to pagecache and
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swapcache reclaim. Decreasing vfs_cache_pressure causes the kernel to prefer
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-to retain dentry and inode caches. Increasing vfs_cache_pressure beyond 100
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+to retain dentry and inode caches. When vfs_cache_pressure=0, the kernel will
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+never reclaim dentries and inodes due to memory pressure and this can easily
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+lead to out-of-memory conditions. Increasing vfs_cache_pressure beyond 100
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causes the kernel to prefer to reclaim dentries and inodes.
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