12:19 p.m.
Hello,
Can anyone tell me what in my computer takes so much RAM?
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 514592 390860 123732 0 23684 215796
-/+ buffers/cache: 151380 363212
Swap: 1020088 0 1020088
bash $ ps -Aeo pmem,args |sort gives me
0.0 [bdflush]
0.0 gpm -m /dev/mouse -t ps/2
0.0 init [5]
0.0 [kapmd]
0.0 [keventd]
0.0 [khubd]
0.0 [kjournald]
0.0 [kjournald]
0.0 [kjournald]
0.0 klogd -x
0.0 [ksoftirqd/0]
0.0 [kswapd]
0.0 [kupdated]
0.0 [mdrecoveryd]
0.0 [netstat <defunct>]
0.0 [netstat <defunct>]
0.0 /sbin/mingetty tty1
0.0 /sbin/mingetty tty2
0.0 /sbin/mingetty tty3
0.0 /sbin/mingetty tty4
0.0 /sbin/mingetty tty5
0.0 /sbin/mingetty tty6
0.0 /usr/bin/esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 2 -spawnfd 17
0.0 /usr/sbin/apmd -p 10 -w 5 -W -P /etc/sysconfig/apm-scripts/apmscript
0.1 /bin/sh /usr/local/mozilla-firebird/run-mozilla.sh
/usr/local/mozilla-firebird/MozillaFirebird-bin
0.1 /bin/sh /usr/local/thunderbird/run-mozilla.sh
/usr/local/thunderbird/thunderbird-bin
0.1 crond
0.1 dbus-daemon-1 --system
0.1 gnome-pty-helper
0.1 portmap
0.1 ps -Aeo pmem,args
0.1 /sbin/cardmgr
0.1 /sbin/dhclient -1 -q -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-eth0.leases -pf
/var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid -cf /etc/dhclient-eth0.conf eth0
0.1 /sbin/pam_timestamp_check -d root
0.1 sort
0.1 syslogd -m 0
0.1 /usr/bin/lisa --quiet --config=/etc/lisarc
0.1 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients
0.1 /usr/libexec/mapping-daemon
0.1 /usr/sbin/atd
0.1 /usr/sbin/smartd
0.1 xinetd -stayalive -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid
0.2 bash
0.2 fam
0.2 /usr/sbin/sshd
0.3 /usr/bin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
0.4 sendmail: Queue runner@01:00:00 for /var/spool/clientmqueue
0.4 /usr/libexec/bonobo-activation-server --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=19
0.4 xscreensaver -nosplash
0.5 sendmail: accepting connections
0.5 /usr/bin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
0.7 pam-panel-icon --sm-client-id default0
1.0 magicdev --sm-client-id default4
1.1 /usr/bin/gnome-session
1.1 xmms
1.2 eggcups --sm-client-id default6
1.2 /usr/libexec/notification-area-applet
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_NotificationAreaApplet_Factory
--oaf-ior-fd=28
1.3 gnome-settings-daemon
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_SettingsDaemon --oaf-ior-fd=22
1.3 /usr/libexec/mixer_applet2
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_MixerApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=30
1.4 /usr/bin/metacity --sm-client-id=default1
1.5 /usr/libexec/wnck-applet
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Wncklet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=32
1.6 xfs -droppriv -daemon
2.0 gnome-panel --sm-client-id default2
2.4 gnome-terminal
3.0 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id default3
3.2 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/rhn-applet-gui --sm-client-id default5
3.6 /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7
4.0 /usr/libexec/gconfd-2 5
8.2 /usr/local/thunderbird/thunderbird-bin
8.8 /usr/local/mozilla-firebird/MozillaFirebird-bin
And
bash]$ for file in `ps -aeo pmem --noheader` ; do sum=$file+$sum; done
; echo $sum 0 | bc
159.9
So where are the 200M missing memory ?
Can you give me a hint?
12:24 p.m.
New subject: Winex
Hi all
i'm new in this list and maybe u have just spoken of this!
anyway i know that there are some problem using winex under fedora, and i
know also that there is a script to solve this!
i found very different version of this script!
can anyone send me the right one or say me where to get it?
thanks
1:43 p.m.
New subject: Winex
Disable prelinking.
1. in /etc/sysconfig/prelink, change:
PRELINKING=yes
to:
PRELINKING=no
2. in the same file, change:
PRELINK_OPTS=-mR
to:
PRELINK_OPTS="-mR --no-exec-shield"
3. run /usr/sbin/prelink -ua
Cheers
Bjorn Andersen
søn, 2004-02-01 kl. 19:24 skrev k1n6w4r3z:
Hi all
i'm new in this list and maybe u have just spoken of this!
anyway i know that there are some problem using winex under fedora, and i
know also that there is a script to solve this!
i found very different version of this script!
can anyone send me the right one or say me where to get it?
thanks
--
Bjorn Andersen <ba(a)linuxin.dk>
12:39 p.m.
On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 07:19:13PM +0100, Julien Tane wrote:
Hello,
Can anyone tell me what in my computer takes so much RAM?
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 514592 390860 123732 0 23684 215796
-/+ buffers/cache: 151380 363212 ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
Swap: 1020088 0 1020088
You asked:
So where are the 200M missing memory ?
Can you give me a hint?
Yes, look at the "cached" and "buffers" lines in your posting above.
Those two total to around 235-240 megabytes.
This is NORMAL. Linux does this ON PURPOSE. you've got all that RAM sitting
there that would otherwise be DOING NOTHING, so the kernel puts it to use
providing perfomance-enhancing buffering and caching. These things can be
quickly freed if necessary, in case some program suddenly demands additional
RAM, so it's not like it's a problem.
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glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior
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all ages, now and forevermore! Amen."
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12:51 p.m.
Hello Fred,
thanks a lot. I had been wondering in the last days. I mean this is O.K
now... But Can it be that some useless things are cached or buffered.
Is there a way to find out what is buffered or cached ( or perhaps tell
which application buffer and cache so much ?).
Regards,
Julien
fred smith wrote:
On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 07:19:13PM +0100, Julien Tane wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Can anyone tell me what in my computer takes so much RAM?
> total used free shared buffers cached
>Mem: 514592 390860 123732 0 23684 215796
>-/+ buffers/cache: 151380 363212 ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
>Swap: 1020088 0 1020088
>
>
You asked:
>So where are the 200M missing memory ?
>
>Can you give me a hint?
>
>
Yes, look at the "cached" and "buffers" lines in your posting above.
Those two total to around 235-240 megabytes.
This is NORMAL. Linux does this ON PURPOSE. you've got all that RAM sitting
there that would otherwise be DOING NOTHING, so the kernel puts it to use
providing perfomance-enhancing buffering and caching. These things can be
quickly freed if necessary, in case some program suddenly demands additional
RAM, so it's not like it's a problem.
5:47 p.m.
On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 07:51:46PM +0100, Julien Tane wrote:
Hello Fred,
thanks a lot. I had been wondering in the last days. I mean this is O.K
now... But Can it be that some useless things are cached or buffered.
Is there a way to find out what is buffered or cached ( or perhaps tell
which application buffer and cache so much ?).
It's not an app that buffers or caches stuff, it's the Linux kernel.
it recognizes that certain things are being used multiple times and
stores them in otherwise unused memory for convenient future access.
It'll discard cached stuff or write to disk bufferd stuff whenever
it needs to, should it need to free up memory in the future.
You don't need to worry about this large amount of buffer/cache causing
you to run out of memory,... it won't, as per above.
Regards,
Julien
fred smith wrote:
>On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 07:19:13PM +0100, Julien Tane wrote:
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>Can anyone tell me what in my computer takes so much RAM?
>> total used free shared buffers cached
>>Mem: 514592 390860 123732 0 23684 215796
>>-/+ buffers/cache: 151380 363212 ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
>>Swap: 1020088 0 1020088
>>
>>
>
>You asked:
>
>
>
>>So where are the 200M missing memory ?
>>
>>Can you give me a hint?
>>
>>
>
>Yes, look at the "cached" and "buffers" lines in your posting
above.
>Those two total to around 235-240 megabytes.
>
>This is NORMAL. Linux does this ON PURPOSE. you've got all that RAM sitting
>there that would otherwise be DOING NOTHING, so the kernel puts it to use
>providing perfomance-enhancing buffering and caching. These things can be
>quickly freed if necessary, in case some program suddenly demands
>additional
>RAM, so it's not like it's a problem.
>
>
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6:15 p.m.
fred smith wrote:
On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 07:51:46PM +0100, Julien Tane wrote:
>Hello Fred,
>
>thanks a lot. I had been wondering in the last days. I mean this is O.K
>now... But Can it be that some useless things are cached or buffered.
>
>Is there a way to find out what is buffered or cached ( or perhaps tell
>which application buffer and cache so much ?).
>
>
It's not an app that buffers or caches stuff, it's the Linux kernel.
it recognizes that certain things are being used multiple times and
stores them in otherwise unused memory for convenient future access.
It'll discard cached stuff or write to disk bufferd stuff whenever
it needs to, should it need to free up memory in the future.
You don't need to worry about this large amount of buffer/cache causing
you to run out of memory,... it won't, as per above.
It sounds like magic. I think it would be too much to explain this
here... But I do not like not understanding what and how. If you have
any hint about where I could find more information on the implementation
( even the file in the kernel which take care of that or anything
technical). I would be happy. If not I am already very greatful for the
answers.
Cheer,
Julien
6:25 p.m.
Julien Tane kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika maanantai 02.
helmikuuta 2004 02:15):
It sounds like magic. I think it would be too much to explain
this here... But I do not like not understanding what and
how. If you have any hint about where I could find more
information on the implementation ( even the file in the
kernel which take care of that or anything technical). I would
be happy. If not I am already very greatful for the answers.
Here's the doc on Linux memory mangement:
http://www.skynet.ie/~mel/projects/vm/guide/html/understand/
--
Markku Kolkka
markku.kolkka(a)iki.fi
6:36 p.m.
Markku Kolkka wrote:
Julien Tane kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika maanantai 02.
helmikuuta 2004 02:15):
>It sounds like magic. I think it would be too much to explain
>this here... But I do not like not understanding what and
>how. If you have any hint about where I could find more
>information on the implementation ( even the file in the
>kernel which take care of that or anything technical). I would
>be happy. If not I am already very greatful for the answers.
>
>
Here's the doc on Linux memory mangement:
http://www.skynet.ie/~mel/projects/vm/guide/html/understand/
kiitoksia paljon ! Nyt mulla on jotakin lukemaan.
Julien
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