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Date:      Wed, 19 May 1999 11:08:49 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Geff Hanoian <boing@boing.com>
To:        greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk
Cc:        boing@boing.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Memory leaks & kernel panic/reboot & ahc reboot
Message-ID:  <199905191808.LAA51795@kusanagi.boing.com>
In-Reply-To: <012201bea221$0faeffa0$380051c2@greg.qmpgmc.ac.uk> from Greg Quinlan at "May 19, 1999  6:57:28 pm"

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Greg,

	As Mike TRIED to point out, the numbers in top indicate the break
down of physical ram.  So what is your question?  This isn't a Mickeysoft
OS you know.

Geff

> So Geff...
> 
> Maybe you can educate me then....
> 
> After processes have taken all available memory (malloc) down to the
> threshold...
> What type of memory would be used next?
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geff Hanoian <boing@boing.com>
> To: greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk <greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk>
> Cc: mike@smith.net.au <mike@smith.net.au>; freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
> <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Date: 19 May 1999 18:47
> Subject: Re: Memory leaks & kernel panic/reboot & ahc reboot
> 
> 
> >Greg Spews:
> >
> >> Previously Mike Smith wrote:
> >> >The Active/Inactive/Wired/Cache/Buf/Free statistics refer to the
> >> >disposition of physical memory.  They are unrelated to swap usage.....
> >>
> >> Physical memory unrelated to swap.... that's a new one!
> >> Do you get many laughs?
> >>
> >
> >Greg,
> >
> > Do you?  Many of us are continuing to laugh.  Not due to your lack
> >of knowledge, but the fact that you are unaware of the lack.
> >
> >Geff
> >
> >
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> 
> 
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