On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:27:02 +0100, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am Mi, den 15.12.2004 schrieb Beri, Rohit um 11:51: > > > > I have had FC3 running on Dell Latitue 840 for about 3 weeks now. > > > around 3 days back I realized machine being a little slow and noticed > > > that out of 1gb of RAM, at all times the system is using 920+MB of > > > physical ram. Now based on my windows knowledge its not normal... > > > windows right after login, with no apps running takes around 180mb... > > > while FC3 runs at 900+mb right after login. > > > > > > to release some memory i went to service and shut down most of them, > > > like the ssh, ftp, httpd and a few others, but still when I restart > > > the memory usage is same 900+mb... any thoughts as to it being normal > > > or something i need to watch ... > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > -B > > > > > here what what i see when i run "free" > > > > [root@localhost ~]# free > > total used free shared buffers cached > > Mem: 1035084 994480 40604 0 22696 871120 > > -/+ buffers/cache: 100664 934420 > > Swap: 2031608 0 2031608 > > [root@localhost ~]# > > This question comes up again and again. Please have a look at the > "cached" value. It is pretty normal what you observe. Unused real memory > (RAM) is wasted memory. The kernel automatically uses all the RAM in > your machine and what's not needed to run current processes it uses for > buffering and caching. See i.e. > > http://learnlinux.tsf.org.za/courses/build/internals/ch05.html > Alexander Sorry for break in... Can any option that cause the system release the cache memory after customize value ? Ringo
