[mythtv-users] Playback problem -- random short pauses

[Mark Lord]

On 11-04-17 11:57 AM, Steven Adeff wrote:
> what happens when the systems use all their physical RAM?

What happens when the systems use all their physical SWAP?
Same thing, same reason.

If something is leaking memory badly enough for the system
to require swap space, then it will leak badly enough to
consume the swap space as well (most people don't configure
very much swap).

If you've already got swap, then keep it.  It's harmless.

Just think about.. "conventional wisdom" says to always configure
as much swap as you have RAM.  Which effectively doubles the
amount of RAM.

Personally, I prefer to REALLY double the amount of RAM,
and then not bother with swap.

Cheers