Hi there, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Don't bother about it. What you're trying to do gives you no tangible benefit if you did manage to do it. Linux uses all memory not allocated by processes as disk buffer. Be glad about it. Of course, if one process suddenly allocates all memory (and more) your disk buffer size drops to zero. Nothing you can do to avoid this, it's actually smart to do it that way. If you absolutely have to keep some files in RAM for some reason, use a ram disk (why? didn't you say you had a fast disk?).
When I use GIMP (as an example) I might sometimes load 20-30MB image files (not uncommon). With an empty cache they load quite quickly but once the cache fills loading is slowed with any new images not already in the cache. I'm using PC133 SDRAM (2x128MB sticks of SPD capable mem)...
It isn't a real issue, just noticeable... Kind regards, Chris Wilkinson, Middle Earth, New Zealand. MICRO$LOTH FREE ZONE!
