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585At the default value of vfs_cache_pressure=100 the kernel will attempt to 585At the default value of vfs_cache_pressure=100 the kernel will attempt to
586reclaim dentries and inodes at a "fair" rate with respect to pagecache and 586reclaim dentries and inodes at a "fair" rate with respect to pagecache and
587swapcache reclaim. Decreasing vfs_cache_pressure causes the kernel to prefer 587swapcache reclaim. Decreasing vfs_cache_pressure causes the kernel to prefer
588to retain dentry and inode caches. Increasing vfs_cache_pressure beyond 100 588to retain dentry and inode caches. When vfs_cache_pressure=0, the kernel will
589never reclaim dentries and inodes due to memory pressure and this can easily
590lead to out-of-memory conditions. Increasing vfs_cache_pressure beyond 100
589causes the kernel to prefer to reclaim dentries and inodes. 591causes the kernel to prefer to reclaim dentries and inodes.
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