Hmmm...

> OS X will convert inactive memory to free memory when it thinks it's in an OOM condition, but no sooner.  Obviously, there's a performance hit when this occurs.

How will that impact on performance? All the system is doing is flagging a block of memory as being free to use for anyone. Granted, the procedure of flagging may take a nanosecond or so, but is that noticeable?

Keen to learn,

s.