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Spots,
I have been experiencing a problem with GNU Emacs on a Sun 3/260
running SunOS 4.1.  Previous discussions have concluded that it
might be a problem with the operating system.  I am writing to
Sun-Spots in the hope that someone can help me to understand
and/or fix the problem.

Emacs typically uses on the order of 1MB of RAM.  Often when the
system is heavily loaded, Emacs will take a long time to respond
to keystrokes, especially after a period of inactivity.  The
suggestion was that it is being swapped, and required some time
to get reloaded.

My question is, when an application is swapped, is the entire 1MB
(in the case of emacs) swapped, or only small portions?  Obviously
if it is the entire 1MB, there will be a considerable delay for
it to be reloaded to disk.  If it is swapped in smaller blocks,
I suppose it is possible that over time the entire 1MB will be
swapped if it is inactive.  If this is the case, must then the 
entire 1MB be reloaded when I press a key, or can it be reloaded
in smaller portions?

It would seem best for it to be both swapped and reloaded in small
portions.  Of course, this would still cause problems if the keyboard
handler calls functions sprinkled over a large number of blocks.

Any information will be appreciated.  Please reply directly to me,
because I do not read the sun-spots list.  I will summarize to the
list.  -David-

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