Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:49:51 +0100 | From | Bruno Prémont <> | Subject | Re: need help to clear kernel (2.6.16.17) cached memory |
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Hi,
On Sat, 13 December 2014 Manish Yadav <kmanish.ixp@gmail.com> wrote: > on my system (based on 2.6.16.17), i am trying to clear the cached > memory but it is not being cleared. > > mars# free -m > total used free shared buffers cached > Mem: 925 459 465 0 0 231 > -/+ buffers/cache: 228 697 > Swap: 0 0 0 > mars# sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches > M1450-mrakesh# free -m > total used free shared buffers cached > Mem: 925 459 466 0 0 231 > -/+ buffers/cache: 227 697 > Swap: 0 0 0 > mars# > > could you please let me know what i am missing here? as per my > investigation writing 3 to drop_caches should clear the cached memory.
Any tmpfs around that would be filled with the remaining cached data?
> thanks, > manish
Cheers, Bruno
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