Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual

priority_paging (Solaris 2.6 and 7 Releases)

Description

Enables priority paging feature. When set, this variable sets cachefree to 2 times lotsfree, thereby enabling priority paging.

Data Type

Signed integer

Default

0

Range

0 (priority paging disabled unless cachefree set separately) or 1 (enabled)

Units

Toggle (on/off)

Dynamic?

No. Sets the value of cachefree at boot time only. Runtime enabling can be achieved by setting cachefree with mdb while the system is running.

Validation

None

When to Change

Should always be enabled unless the system is tight on memory, and does excessive I/O where the contents of the files are needed in the future.

Commitment Level

Obsolete