Index: src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/state/CacheManager.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/state/CacheManager.java	(revision 572729)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/state/CacheManager.java	(working copy)
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
     /** The set of caches (weakly referenced). */
     private WeakHashMap caches = new WeakHashMap();
 
-    /** Rebalance the caches each ... milliseconds at most. */
-    private static final int SLEEP = 1000;
+    /** The default minimum interval between cache resizing (in ms). */
+    private static final int DEFAULT_MIN_RESIZE_INTERVAL = 10000;
 
     /** The size of a big object, to detect if a cache is full or not. */
     private static final int BIG_OBJECT_SIZE = 16 * 1024;
@@ -67,9 +67,12 @@
 
     /** The maximum memory per cache (unless, there is some unused memory). */
     private long maxMemoryPerCache = DEFAULT_MAX_MEMORY_PER_CACHE;
+    
+    /** Rebalance the caches each ... milliseconds at most. */
+    private long minResizeInterval = DEFAULT_MIN_RESIZE_INTERVAL;
 
     /** The last time the caches where resized. */
-    private volatile long nextResize = System.currentTimeMillis() + SLEEP;
+    private volatile long nextResize = System.currentTimeMillis() + DEFAULT_MIN_RESIZE_INTERVAL;
 
     
     public long getMaxMemory() {
@@ -95,9 +98,16 @@
     public void setMinMemoryPerCache(final long minMemoryPerCache) {
         this.minMemoryPerCache = minMemoryPerCache;
     }
-    
 
-    /**
+    public long getMinResizeInterval() {
+		return minResizeInterval;
+	}
+
+	public void setMinResizeInterval(long minResizeInterval) {
+		this.minResizeInterval = minResizeInterval;
+	}
+
+	/**
      * After one of the caches is accessed a number of times, this method is called.
      * Resize the caches if required.
      */
@@ -112,9 +122,9 @@
             if (now < nextResize) {
                 return;
             }
-            nextResize = now + SLEEP;
+            nextResize = now + minResizeInterval;
             resizeAll();
-            nextResize = System.currentTimeMillis() + SLEEP;
+            nextResize = System.currentTimeMillis() + minResizeInterval;
         }
     }