Not sure. When I run "top" I see the line Memory: 6016M real, 2895M free, 4174M swap in use, 2427M swap free
Its the second number that drops like a rock. Plus, it never comes back until I quit the program. This is a great way to turn my machine into a nice desk ornament! Mathew Charles R Harris wrote: > > > On 11/13/06, *Mathew Yeates* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I have a memory mapped array. When I try and assign data, my mem usage > goes through the roof. > > > Is it cache memory or process memory? I think a memory mapped file > will keep pages cached in memory until the space is needed so as to > avoid unneeded io. At least that is what happens in linux. > > Chuck > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Numpy-discussion mailing list > Numpy-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/numpy-discussion > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/numpy-discussion
