slowscan
Parameter
- Description
-
Defines the minimum number of pages per second that the system looks at when attempting to reclaim memory.
- Data Type
-
Signed integer
- Default
-
The smaller of 1/20th of physical memory in pages and 100.
- Range
-
1 to
fastscan
/ 2 - Units
-
Pages
- Dynamic?
-
Yes, unless dynamic reconfiguration operations that add or delete memory occur. At that point, the value is reset to the value provided in
/etc/system.d/file
or calculated from the new physical memory value. - Validation
-
If
slowscan
is larger thanfastscan
/ 2,slowscan
is reset tofastscan
/ 2. No message is displayed. - When to Change
-
When more aggressive scanning of memory is preferred during periods of memory shortfall, especially when the system is subject to periods of intense memory demand.
- Commitment Level
-
Unstable