On Mon, Jan 21, 2002, Erez Doron wrote about "kernel mem use": > does anyone knows of a way to make the kernel not use all the memory it > has, but still be aware of it ?
What does it mean, be aware of memory but not use it? If the kernel "does not use" a section of memory, then it is also not made available for applications' use, and it's the same as just using the mem=.. parameter and telling the kernel not to see part of the memory in the first place. If you're worried that the kernel will make use of *all* extra memory for "silly" things like caching copies of disk files, and stuff like that - well, you shouldn't worry; When the memory is really needed for actual malloc()s and stuff like that, it will be reclaimed (or at least it should, if the VM system is working properly). Or maybe I don't exactly understand what you're trying to do. -- Nadav Har'El | Monday, Jan 21 2002, 8 Shevat 5762 [EMAIL PROTECTED] |----------------------------------------- Phone: +972-53-245868, ICQ 13349191 |Life's a bitch, but god forbid the bitch http://nadav.harel.org.il |divorce me -- Nas ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
