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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 09:19:40 +0800 From: Xishi Qiu <qiuxishi@...wei.com> To: "Daniel K." <dk@...e.no> CC: Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [RFC] why the amount of cache from "free -m" and /proc/meminfo are different? On 2016/2/5 19:44, Daniel K. wrote: > On 02/05/2016 07:50 AM, Xishi Qiu wrote: >> [root@...alhost ~]# free -m >> total used free shared buff/cache available >> Mem: 48295 574 41658 8 6062 46344 >> Swap: 24191 0 24191 >> >> [root@...alhost ~]# cat /proc/meminfo >> Buffers: 0 kB >> Cached: 3727824 kB >> Slab: 2480092 kB > > free and meminfo seems to match up pretty well to me. > > Are you really asking about display in MB vs kB? > Hi Daniel, No, I mean "Cached: 3727824 kB" and "buff/cache 6062M" are different. Does "buff/cache" include Buffers, Cached, and Slab? Thanks, Xishi Qiu > Drop the -m switch to free. > > Also, give 'man free' a spin, it explains what's behind the numbers. > > > Daniel K. > > . >
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