[CentOS] cache memory not being used

Chris Mauritz chrism at imntv.com
Fri Oct 21 19:41:59 UTC 2005


Steve Bergman wrote:

> Also, current kernels are aggressive at freeing up application memory 
> that is rarely used by swapping it out to make more room for caching 
> disk data.  IMO, it's a win. 


Yep, this is a great "feature," especially on something like a busy web 
server that's serving up lots of static content.

Cheers,




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