Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 18:32:17 -0600 (MDT) From: Wes Peters - Softweyr LLC <softweyr@xmission.com> To: pcoyne@br-inc.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Slowly declining memory Message-ID: <199708260032.SAA05946@xmission.xmission.com> In-Reply-To: <vines.WYZ7%2BvVS%2BoA@ftw9vnssvr.moinet.com> from "pcoyne@br-inc.com" at Aug 25, 97 03:18:03 pm
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> Given a relatively static machine (i.e. runs DNS only) why does
> 'free' memory slowly but surely reduce (in top) day after day?
That one's a no-brainer: the DNS cache is slowly acquiring more
memory. ps should show the 'vsz' of named slowly growing larger as the
cache grows, and as free memory disappears. This is a good thing; it
save you from having to hit the network for *every* named resolution.
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"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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