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From: Vinicius <jdob@ig.com.br>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Kernel doesn't free Cached Memory
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:27:30 -0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050722_112730_062779.jdob@ig.com.br> (raw)

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Hi all! 

   I have a server with 2 Pentium 4 HT processors and 32 GB of RAM, this 
server runs lots of applications that consume lots of memory to. When I stop 
this applications, the kernel doesn't free memory (the  memory still in use) 
and the server cache lots of memory (~27GB). When I start this applications, 
the kernel sends  "Out of Memory" messages and kill some random 
applications. 

   Anyone know how can I reduce the kernel cached memory on RHEL 3 (kernel 
2.4.21-32.ELsmp - Trial version)? There is a way to reduce the kernel cached 
memory utilization? 

Thanks in advance (sorry my bad english). 

Vinicius. 
Protolink Consultoria. 

             reply	other threads:[~2005-07-22 11:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-07-22 11:27 Vinicius [this message]
2005-07-22 11:41 ` Kernel doesn't free Cached Memory Bernd Petrovitsch
2005-07-22 13:06   ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2005-07-23  5:35     ` Al Boldi
2005-07-25 16:28       ` Bill Davidsen
2005-07-26  5:23         ` Al Boldi
2005-07-22 14:49 ` Alan Cox
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2005-07-22 16:00 Vinicius
2005-07-22 22:03 ` Alan Cox

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