linux-kernel - linux memory mgmt system question

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Message-ID: <185639.19857.qm@web56502.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:17:29 -0800 (PST)
From:	Catalin CIONTU <cciontu@...oo.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: linux memory mgmt system question

> Hi,
> 
> 1. Firstly, we want to know if 'free' is the best
> tool that could give us the most accurate numbers with re to
> used/free memory and swap. If not, what would be that tool
> we could rely on?
> 2. Are there any exceptions that may "fool" free
> utility (inaccurate numbers would be returned), that we
> would need to be aware of? For example, could things like
> huge TLB pages being enabled have an impact on the numbers
> reported by free utility?
> 
> Could you please advise? Thanks a lot.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> catalin.


      
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