Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 14:10:10 -0800 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Gustavo V G C Rios <kernel@tdnet.com.br> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: limiting buffer cache Message-ID: <200003182210.OAA18235@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 18 Mar 2000 18:53:10 GMT." <38D3D096.462AD030@tdnet.com.br>
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>Does anybody here knows how to limit the size of my FS buffer cache ? >I have already looked over LINT config file, but it seems not to have >any option! >I have ever send this message to questions, but nobody there seems to >care/know. > >I would really appreciate your help. There really isn't a 'buffer cache' in FreeBSD. About 5 years ago FreeBSD was changed so that buffers weren't used to cache filesystem data - instead they are used as a mechanism to map cached pages from the VM system into the kernel address space. All file caching now occurs in the VM system and is completely dynamic in size, and varies with other activity in the system. -DG David Greenman Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org Creator of high-performance Internet servers - http://www.terasolutions.com Pave the road of life with opportunities. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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