From: Peter Van Lone (petervl_at_gmail.com)
Date: Fri Sep 01 2006 - 06:50:52 CEST
Message-ID: <68b791330608312150l12a23105u8665a4edf7ec213@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:50:52 -0500 From: "Peter Van Lone" <petervl@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] where did all my memory go?
On 8/31/06, Jeremy Webber <jeremyw@al.com.au> wrote:
> Linux typically finds a use for any memory not required for running
> programs. Mostly the otherwise unused memory is used for the
> filesystem cache.
>
> This is good as it ensures the memory does not go to waste. The
> filesystem cache memory can be quickly reallocated to processes when
> required.
thnx ... as I suspected, and very much like netware
> Your system looks fine from the top listing you showed. If you were
> short of memory then some of the swap would be used, as things stand
> none of it is used.
cool ...
> You can find out more information with the 'vmstat' command. If you
> consistently get high swap in and swap out readings, then you are short
> of memory (or you have an application which is a memory hog). E.g.:
>
> > vmstat 5
> procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system--
what does the "5" Do? I don't see a numeric option listed when I do "vmstat -h"
Peter
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