Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 20:25:23 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: pcoyne@br-inc.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Slowly declining memory Message-ID: <199708260125.UAA01683@dyson.iquest.net> 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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pcoyne@br-inc.com said: > Given a relatively static machine (i.e. runs DNS only) why does > 'free' memory slowly but surely reduce (in top) day after day? > > e.g in a week, on a 64MB machine, go from 49MB to 25MB free memory in top > display. > > Where is it going on / is it a problem? > > Thanks, > The system is aggressive about caching the filedata and .text+.data, and if there isn't other, more important competing need, the system will just keep on remembering more and more data. It is not a problem, but simply using all of available memory if it can. -- John dyson@freebsd.org jdyson@nc.com
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