Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 05:38:24 +0900 From: chas <panda@skinnyhippo.com> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Memory leak ? Inact memory never gets freed. Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990827053824.009d2320@mail.skinnyhippo.com> In-Reply-To: <19990826153524.I24968@futuresouth.com> References: <3.0.5.32.19990827045542.0094c9b0@mail.skinnyhippo.com> <3.0.5.32.19990826115729.009454d0@mail.skinnyhippo.com> <3.0.5.32.19990827045542.0094c9b0@mail.skinnyhippo.com>
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Ah, thanks for putting my mind at rest... I mistakenly thought that memory went from the 'inactive' state to 'free' before being used again. Sorry for the noise. chas >On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 04:55:42AM +0900, a little birdie told me >that chas remarked >> The 'free' memory on our machine has just gone down steadily over >> the past 24 hours as the following (in chronological order) shows : > >I do believe it's SUPPOSED to do that. >Memory only gets moved from the Inactive hopper when it's needed, no >point in Free'ing it really, is there? > > > > >-- >Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net >Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@futuresouth.com >Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ >FutureSouth Communications | ISPHelp ISP Consulting > >"The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I > haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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