On 10/02/03 ed sharpe did say:
> I GUESS THE QUESTION HE MAY HAVE WANTED TO ASK IS WHY DID IT CHANGE FROM
> ONE RELEASE TO ANOTHER?
> ONE WOULD ASSUME MEMORY USE WOULD REMAIN CONSTANT. OPPS SORRY FOR THE CAPS
> BUT IT IS LATE AND I DO NOT FELL LIKE RETYPING THIS.
Across major kernel versions? I don't know why one would assume that at
all. 5.5 used a 2.2 kernel, 5.6 uses a 2.4 kernel. If you check the release
notes for the 2.4 kernels you'll find that major changes in memory
management were made in 2.4.
Remember, memory use does not imply that the system is working harder,
any more than load implies that. Memory usage is simply how much of your
physical RAM has been claimed. As Charlie already pointed out, making use
of all of it is a good thing, since you did paid good money for it.
Cheers,
Mike
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