tags 565518 upstream thankyou On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:28:19PM +0100, Nico wrote: > slab cache usage (after the find/updatedb with a scan of all the > filesystem). This kind of memory usage > does not reflect user point of view, > because as soon as a program request memory, slab cache is reduced and > this memory can be used for userspace programs. There is a lot of that going on, which is why its difficult to know in Linux what your "real" memory usage is.
> Yes ! exact, that's what I am saying. > You can monitor slab usage in /proc/meminfo or with the "slabtop" > command, but "free" does not take into account > the slab cache. That would be due to the fact the kernel figures don't either. > I don't know what to do, the user point of view (me and others, for > instance https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/126329 > ) is the free command doesnt reflect any more the > memory used by programs, I cannot say if the answer is changing the > kernel /proc interface or modifing userland "free" We definitely will not be modifying the Debian version alone, as this will mean you get different answers depending on the distribution. - Craig -- Craig Small GnuPG:1C1B D893 1418 2AF4 45EE 95CB C76C E5AC 12CA DFA5 http://www.enc.com.au/ csmall at : enc.com.au http://www.debian.org/ Debian GNU/Linux, software should be Free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
