On Wed, May 01, 2013 at 08:12:14AM +0530, Subranshu Patel wrote: > > I used the sar command for tracking memory usage. The total memory > usage reported by sar command is around 8GB, but it includes the > buffer and cache memory. > > memused = 8GB > > buffer = 6.7GB > > cache = negligible (some MBs) > > So I think the effective memory usage will be 1.3GB (8 - 6.7). So the > memory reported under buffer and cache is available for use (if any > other process requires it). Please correct my understanding. Yes, in general this is true. I'm curious why you are you don't just use /usr/bin/time, though. - Ted -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
