>> OpenBSD just returns kernel page memory very very quickly, so it is >> difficult for it to consume more :). But seriously, after this >> compile, kernel was holding onto some memory. At idle (after >> compilation) it was an excess of 300-500M more, instead of 1-1.3G, it >> was around 1.7G. Opensolaris does aggressive caching trying to >> maintain and fill out all the available RAM, but OpenBSD gives back >> the memory very very quickly. >
> concerning the file cache, > sysctl kern.bufcachepercent=90 > runs flawlessly; maybe worth a default setting. > > Might be okay for high physical memory machines but not low. I remember Opensolaris also filled out bufcache for ZFS, which was a bloated pig.
