-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 06:20:55 -0500, Marcel wrote: > When I check the memory status within "KDE Control Center" or just by the > command "free" or "top", I can see how the physical memory is beeing filled > every time something is written onto the harddisk. After the writing > process, the physical memory is not beeing released anymore, that means that > the physical memory is beeing filled up to 100%. After that the virtual > memory starts to grow. > > Examle: I copy some files from a cdrom to the harddisk - the physical memory > increases. When I now delete the just written files again, the memory > consumption decreases again. That's really weird, isn't it? > > Does anyone have any idea what the reason for that could be? > > - The same problem occoured after I recompiled my kernel (2.4.2-2). > - I installed a new kernel (2.4.20-20.7) --> still the same problem. > > System Information: > - P4 2.6GHz > - 512MB RAM > - Linux RedHat 7.1 > - Filesystem: ext2 Can you give a few specific examples of "free" output? - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/k/SG0iMVcrivHFQRAnOjAKCDW97kQ4KPSQHKY3a8sqk36PXV9QCfS4at Du7Xr6LQIRKnexWteAKaruQ= =2YFg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
