and whose idea was it to implement such a ridiculous real to virtual memory ratio - 256 to 768MB on such a multitasking system. My N900 struggles when a call comes through while its got a lot in swap memory, CPU is too busy doing thrashing to service call UI. Surely this has to change in future - stick more RAM in there Nokia. The N900 should have at least 512MB

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paging

To decrease excessive paging, and thus possibly resolve thrashing problem, a user can do any of the following:

* Increase the amount of RAM in the computer (generally the best long-term solution).
* Decrease the number of programs being concurrently run on the computer.