Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:04:18 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com> Cc: Glenn McCalley <freebsd@mail.bnetmd.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: what is soaking up memory? Message-ID: <20000713210418.K48641@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20000713093805.A20695@dan.emsphone.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007130756380.91958-100000@mail.bnetmd.net> <20000713093805.A20695@dan.emsphone.com>
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--vJI8q/aziP9idhqk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dan Nelson wrote: > Free memory is wasted memory. The RAM that your programs don't > actively allocate is used by FreeBSD as disk cache. Inact, Cache, and > Buf are all cached data at different aging levels. You actually want > as little Free memory as possible. I think I'll add this question, with your answer, to the FAQ. This question is becoming a FAQ, after all... --=20 Ben Smithurst / ben@FreeBSD.org / PGP: 0x99392F7D FreeBSD Documentation Project / --vJI8q/aziP9idhqk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use MessageID: 2/oPMMQsrKWLU3ZHTlpr071H8cEGy6QY iQCVAwUBOW4gwSsPVtiZOS99AQGhVQP+Mati0S7gUspDe5J/lyl1JAcEAiqxYeQ3 2H4B9Lu2QdfQI9GlvDZOR7jgDmsD0ziV/hsL8LbXMFnk1nX8xv6gGRen7OqbfTMP 3sib81ENDx4sW7Azbaj0IG1XJrkfqaq9PkRTBYm+P+uxYVMGsKVSgg1Z3EkSRgjO egiTJ6NeHUY= =VHHO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --vJI8q/aziP9idhqk-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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