[CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor?

[Denniston, Todd A CIV NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
> Behalf Of Robert Nichols
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 14:32
> To: centos at centos.org
> Subject: Re: [CentOS]Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor?
> 
> On 07/20/2011 07:09 PM, Michael McNulty wrote:
> > I think I found my problem. I did not realize using /dev/shm as a
> ramdisk will
> > create swap space. Is there a way to prevent the ramdisk from
> swapping to disk?
>
<SNIP>
> 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. :)