Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor?

-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nichols Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 14:32 To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS]Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor?

On 07/20/2011 07:09 PM, Michael McNulty wrote:

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I think I found my problem. I did not realize using /dev/shm as a

ramdisk will

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create swap space. Is there a way to prevent the ramdisk from

swapping to disk?

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If programs and I/O buffers need more than the other memory you have available, what option is there besides swap?

"what option is there besides swap [to disk]?"

Compcache, Compressed Caching for Linux?

But last I read, it needed a newer kernel than was in 5.x. So no I have not tried it. :)