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README: explain no swap
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Fixes #290
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rfjakob committed Apr 10, 2024
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**earlyoom** checks the amount of available memory and free swap up to 10 times a
second (less often if there is a lot of free memory).
If **both** memory **and** swap are below 10%, it will kill the largest process (highest `oom_score`).
If **both** memory **and** swap (if any) are below 10%, it will kill the
largest process (highest `oom_score`).
The percentage value is configurable via command line arguments.

If there is a failure when trying to kill a process, **earlyoom** sleeps for
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