cache memory not being used

[wintermutecx at gmail.com (Dave)]

On 10/21/05, Chris Mauritz <chrism@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Steve Bergman wrote:
>
> > Also, current kernels are aggressive at freeing up application memory
> > that is rarely used by swapping it out to make more room for caching
> > disk data.  IMO, it's a win.
>
>
> Yep, this is a great "feature," especially on something like a busy web
> server that's serving up lots of static content.
>

  Ahh ya, that seems to be the culprit. I've been on a lot of graphic
intensive sites, so Firefox has been flushing out the cache by using a
few hundred megs of ram.

 Thanks for the info, I should stop going on dating sites to keep up
with the latest changes haha