Ram Question

[Andy Green]

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On Saturday 17 January 2004 21:50, Alexandre Strube wrote:

> I don't know for you, but it seems that linux uses most of memory
> available. In this moment I'm using a machine with 384mb, and 330 are
> used. On my 512mb and 768mb machines, it's the same. Doesn't bothers me
> anymore as it seems a normal behaviour.

My understanding is that all unallocated RAM is put to work as disc cache -- 
since unallocated RAM is otherwise doing absolutely nothing, this is a great 
use for it.  As soon as you need some RAM, whatever it was caching is marked 
as flushed as you get your RAM and your disc cache size reduces accordingly.

- -Andy

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