Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 Nov 1997 04:36:36 +0100 (MET) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: Linux disk buffers -- how can we control it? |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 1997 spirilis@mindmeld.dyn.ml.org wrote:
> Just how large do these buffers usually get? I have an acquaintance who > is having trouble with memory-cramming and finds he is using his swapdisk > more and more as he keeps his system up longer. Could some of this memory > be hogged up by the buffers in any such way? Could it be something else?
The increased swap usage after long uptimes usually is due to memory leaks in _programs_. The OS notices that some pages aren't used any more, and it swaps 'em out...
Rik.
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