Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:25:48 +1100 | From | Nick Piggin <> | Subject | Re: Over used cache memory? |
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Wee Teck Neo wrote:
> My system having 1GB ram and this is the output of vmstat > > procs memory swap io > system cpu > r b w swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs > us sy id > 0 0 0 5640 21224 121512 797832 0 0 6 9 3 17 > 0 0 6 > > > It seems that 797MB is used for caching... thats a high number. Anyway > to set a lower cache size? > > I've read about the /proc/sys/vm/buffermem but my /proc doesn't have it. > > Kernel: 2.4.22
Short answer, no.
If it is actually causing you a problem, test the latest 2.4 prerelease. If that doesn't help, report the details of the problem.
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