Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:56:46 +0200 From: "Bas Smeelen" <b.smeelen@ose.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cache Memory in top command Message-ID: <20101002115646.12b2e032@mail.ose.nl> In-Reply-To: <4CA48649.8090605@ose.nl>
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=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =20 From=3A Bas Smeelen =5Bmailto=3Ab=2Esmeelen=40ose=2Enl=5D To=3A freebsd-questions=40freebsd=2Eorg Sent=3A Thu=2C 30 Sep 2010 14=3A44=3A57 +0200 Subject=3A Re=3A Cache Memory in top command On 09/30/2010 01=3A37 PM=2C RW wrote=3A =3E On Thu=2C 30 Sep 2010 09=3A24=3A58 +0200 =3E Bas Smeelen =3Cb=2Esmeelen=40ose=2Enl=3E wrote=3A =3E =3E =3E =20 =3E=3E *Wired=3A* number of pages wired down=2C including cached file dat= a pages =3E=3E =20 =3E That refers to buffer pages =28displayed as Buf=29=2C which are a sub= set of =3E the cached file data pages=2E =3E =3E The pages in the cache queue are not specifically cached file data =3E pages=2C they are clean pages from any source=2C including pages that= have =3E been written to swap=2E Thanks=2E I got this completely wrong=2C though I have read the FAQ a few= years ago=2E http=3A//www=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/doc/en=5FUS=2EISO8859-1/books/faq/misc=2Ehtml= =23TOP-FREEMEM The values shown by top=281=29 labeled as Inact=2C Cache=2C and Buf are all= cached data at different aging levels=2E =20 DISCLAIMER=3A This e-mail is for the intended recipient=28s=29 only=2E Acce= ss=2C disclosure=2C copying=2C distribution or reliance on any of it by anyone else is prohibited=2E If yo= u have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system= =2E
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