linux-kernel - RE: size of swapped-out part of the process

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Message-ID: <MDEHLPKNGKAHNMBLJOLKKENFBDAD.davids@webmaster.com>
Date:	Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:33:27 -0800
From:	"David Schwartz" <davids@...master.com>
To:	"Hugh Dickins" <hugh@...itas.com>
Cc:	"Kernel Linux" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: size of swapped-out part of the process


> On 11/17/08, Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com> wrote:

> Can you possibly explain what types of pages create  "VSZ>>RSZ"
> effect in total absence of swapping and plenty of free memory ?

Rarely-used functions like 'malloc' and 'mmap' enlarge the virtual memory
size but (often) have no effect on the resident set size.

DS


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