Comment 642 for bug 620074

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In , leho (leho-linux-kernel-bugs) wrote :

(In reply to 3draven from comment #628)
> In my i7+8Gb RAM+sata 750Gb Hdd. If hdd swap working -> system freez and
> lags -> mouse!!! lags!
>
> kernel 3.10 (and many other versions)
>
> for fix it i use zram swap+hdd swap. Lags are reduced, but did not pass.

Yep, experiencing the same, currently on 3.10.15. Getting memory usage to swapping on Linux is craziness for the user. Means 8G of RAM is minimum for any above-average workload.