--Whaaaaaat? Of *course* Linux reclaims used memory. That's what the swap space is used for, among other things. Do a google search on "swappiness":

http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3000

Quote Originally Posted by OErjan
wait a minue here. could we se a dump frpm top please. you see linux never reclaims used memory. it keeps the "cashe" there as long as there is no demand for more ram. linux reasons that memory is faster than the fastest hdd so beter use all available instead of swapping when not needed.