Messages in this thread |  | | From | Olaf Titz <> | Subject | Re: Memory is diminishing. | Date | 03 Sep 1996 11:01:25 +0200 |
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Albert Cahalan <albert@ccs.neu.edu> wrote: > I just checked /usr/src/linux/Documentation, and it appears that > there is nothing to explain the twisted way Linux defines free > memory. I could explain "free", but when 6 processes are sharing > a page with the disk cache I've no idea if there are 5, 6, or 7
On a related note, is there any documentation on the sysctl parameters (esp. in the VM area) other than digging through the source? I have the impression that I could cut down on the "Couldn't get a free page" delays on a 4MB box by tuning these, but how? :-)
olaf -- ___ Olaf.Titz@inka.de or @{stud,informatik}.uni-karlsruhe.de ____ __ o <URL:http://www.inka.de/~bigred/> <IRC:praetorius> __/<_ >> Just as long as the wheels keep on turning round _)>(_)______________ I will live for the groove 'til the sun goes down << ____
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