2.6.23 kernel

[John Summerfield]

Ed Greshko wrote:
> John Summerfield wrote:
>> Ed Greshko wrote:
>>> John Summerfield wrote:
>>>
>>>>> As soon as the systems were up I checked top and lsmod.  Now, this
>>>>> wasn't
>>>>> entirely one-to-one since on my F8 install I did use LVM while I
>>>>> didn't on
>>>>> the slackware.  Also, slackware is at 2.6.21.5 while F8 is 2.6.23.0.
>>>> That should advantage Slack.
>>> How so?
>> You were looking at RAM use. no needed lvm modules means slack might use
>> less RAM on that account.
> 
> Except that slack is using MORE RAM even though F8 is actually loading more
I noticed.

> modules and running more services (forgot F8 was running ntpd and sendmail).
>  So, I find it comforting that F8 is using less RAM (F8 147.9MB v.s. Slack
> 179.4MB) even though it is doing more.  Guess I have to look back at my
> original post...could be I got the numbers reversed in it?
> 
Would be good to check, just so as to not leave anyone wondering or 
misinformed.


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