linux-kernel - Re: Inactive memory keep growing and how to release it?

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Message-ID: <20130315150022.GD7403@thunk.org>
Date:	Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:00:22 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Simon Jeons <simon.jeons@...il.com>
Cc:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>, Lenky Gao <lenky.gao@...il.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"andi@...stfloor.org" <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: Inactive memory keep growing and how to release it?

On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 04:41:41PM +0800, Simon Jeons wrote:
> >This is really an old kernel and also a distribution one which might
> >contain a lot of patches on top of the core kernel. I would suggest to
> >contact Redhat or try to reproduce the issue with the vanilla and
> 
> What's the meaning of vanilla?

Vanilla means an up-to-date (i.e., non-prehistoric) kernel from
kernel.org, without any "Value Added" patches from a distribution.

See: https://www.kernel.org/

Regards,

					- Ted
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