Memory Increasing

[varun galande]

Thanks for the discription..

However still if i wanna reduce the memory how can i go ahead......where can
i check the memory segment log

Thanks,
varun


On 01/03/07, Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au> wrote:
>
> On 01Mar2007 10:28, varun galande <varun.galande at bhartitelesoft.com>
> wrote:
> | I am using Redhat Linux  (AS) kernel version 2.4.27.ELSMP.
> | I am facing one issue in the memory segment's for the system,i am using
> | nearly about 4 GB of RAM memory but all the segments of it are getting
> full
> | in nearly around two days m not able to figure it out where the memory
> | leakage is .M not able to see any process which is consuming the CPU or
> RAM
> | memory.
>
> It's probably mostly block I/O cache. When data is read off disc it is
> kept in RAM because reading from disc is very slow. Over time, more and
> more will accrue in the RAM, ready for reuse if those files' data are
> needed again. Given enough time, most of your RAM will be used for this.
>
> This is not a performance problem - it is an advantage, because it
> maximises your chance of having the data _already_ in RAM when it is
> next desired.
>
> It is also not a problem for having to "make RAM available" when it is
> needed for something else. Data read from a file and stored in a memory
> buffer is "clean" data - it is that same as what is on disc, and so does
> not need to be put back there. Such a buffer may be _instantly_ discarded
> and used for another purpose.
>
> So most of this "used RAM" is "clean", so it is as though it were all
> unused, should more memory be needed.
>
> Cheers,
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> and
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