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Date:      18 May 1996 10:00:22 +0200
From:      Peter Mutsaers <plm@simplex.nl>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   What is wired/cache/buf memory?
Message-ID:  <8791eqo1gp.fsf@plm.simplex.nl>

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Hello,

top shows some memory figures that I don't understand. I couldn't find
it in FAQ or handbook either:

Active memory is (I think) memory that has been in use in the last 30
seconds. Correct?

What is wired memory?

Also, what is the difference between cache and buf memory?

Thanks,

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Peter Mutsaers       |  Abcoude (Utrecht), |     "Quod licet bovis,
plm@simplex.nl       |  the Netherlands    |      non licet Jovi."



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