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Subject: Re: Forcing Cassandra to free up some space
From: Jeffrey Kesselman <jeffpk@gmail.com>
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Actually this is no gaurantee.   Its a common misunderstanding that
System.gc "forces" gc.  It does not. It is a suggestion only. The vm always
has the option as to when and how much it gcs
 On May 26, 2011 2:51 PM, "Jonathan Ellis" <jbellis@gmail.com> wrote:

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<p>Actually this is no gaurantee.=A0=A0 Its a common misunderstanding that =
System.gc &quot;forces&quot; gc.=A0 It does not. It is a suggestion only. T=
he vm always has the option as to when and how much it gcs<br>
</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On May 26, 2011 2:51 PM, &quot;Jonathan Ellis&qu=
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