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Message-ID: <20141214184951.5df2c128@neptune.home> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:49:51 +0100 From: Bruno Prémont <bonbons@...ux-vserver.org> To: Manish Yadav <kmanish.ixp@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: need help to clear kernel (2.6.16.17) cached memory Hi, On Sat, 13 December 2014 Manish Yadav <kmanish.ixp@...il.com> wrote: > on my system (based on 2.6.16.17), i am trying to clear the cached > memory but it is not being cleared. > > mars# free -m > total used free shared buffers cached > Mem: 925 459 465 0 0 231 > -/+ buffers/cache: 228 697 > Swap: 0 0 0 > mars# sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches > M1450-mrakesh# free -m > total used free shared buffers cached > Mem: 925 459 466 0 0 231 > -/+ buffers/cache: 227 697 > Swap: 0 0 0 > mars# > > could you please let me know what i am missing here? as per my > investigation writing 3 to drop_caches should clear the cached memory. Any tmpfs around that would be filled with the remaining cached data? > thanks, > manish Cheers, Bruno -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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