Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263412AbTKFIGC (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Nov 2003 03:06:02 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263415AbTKFIGC (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Nov 2003 03:06:02 -0500 Received: from bay4-f41.bay4.hotmail.com ([65.54.171.41]:1042 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263412AbTKFIGA (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Nov 2003 03:06:00 -0500 X-Originating-IP: [202.172.55.22] X-Originating-Email: [slashboy84@msn.com] From: "Wee Teck Neo" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Over used cache memory? Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 16:05:59 +0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Nov 2003 08:05:59.0424 (UTC) FILETIME=[D02F0000:01C3A43C] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 892 Lines: 26 My system having 1GB ram and this is the output of vmstat procs memory swap io system cpu r b w swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id 0 0 0 5640 21224 121512 797832 0 0 6 9 3 17 0 0 6 It seems that 797MB is used for caching... thats a high number. Anyway to set a lower cache size? I've read about the /proc/sys/vm/buffermem but my /proc doesn't have it. Kernel: 2.4.22 _________________________________________________________________ Get 10mb of inbox space with MSN Hotmail Extra Storage http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-sg - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/