> Old data. Since you have suge a huge amount of memory, stuff hardly gets
> deleted. Stuff includes things like old images, sound or what not else.
but shouldn't this non-deleted stuff be part of cache/buffer? then in teh -/+
buffer/cache, the memory used shown should be that of the currently running
processes right?
> > I don't agree.. if the process was swapped out fine, but after it
> > finished, the swap should become empty again. I think tis a problem with
> > 2.4.x
>
> Well, why should it become empty? If there's still enough room in
> Swap/RAM, what good would it be to drop the memory? I mean, suppose you
You are right.. infact I knew this.. I was prolly out of my mind when I asked
this Q ;)
Actually what I meant probably was that when a process is done, shouldnt' the
memory associated with the process become part of cache/buffer? and if so,
then teh -/+ buff/chache shld show the difference right?
> > I have a 1.5GB system.. and swap was supposed to be double that right?
>
> No. This was in 'ancient' times. Nowadays this is no more true. With 1.5
> GB of RAM, you're fine with 256 MB of SWAP, so that you have some prior
> notice that you're system is crowded. I mean, when you start to swap,
> you'll notice that you have a problem because all your ram is full.
hmm.. thats news to me!
> Don't know for sure, but in Cooker there's a -enterprise kernel. Only this
> -enterprise kernel supports huge amounts of memory like you've got.
Can anybody from Mandrake throw any light on this? LM 7.2 standard could see
1.5GB memory.. If I really do need an enterprise kernel, then what's the
limit to the standard kernel? what's the diff between the standard adn the
ent. kernel? where is all this documented?
thanks for all your help.
sarang
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Sarang Lakare
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