This is off the top of my head so I could be wrong: I believe cached refers to information in the buffer (i.e. the amount of information in a buffer) and buffer refers to the size of the buffer itself. Again, I could be wrong. Joseph Wagner -----Original Message----- From: redhat-devel-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:redhat-devel-list-admin@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Serdiouk, Eugene Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 10:34 AM To: redhat-devel-list@redhat.com Subject: 'Cached' vs 'Buffers' memory Hi, What exactly is the difference between 'Cached' and 'Buffers' memory (as seen in /proc/meminfo and reported by free)? I have an application that reads large BerkeleyDB style database files. Where would I see the reads cached under, 'Cached' or 'Buffers'? Sorry if this is a wrong list for this type of questions, but I am looking for a detailed and technical explanation. Thanks in advance to everyone who replies! Eugene. _______________________________________________ Redhat-devel-list mailing list Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list
