Re: Problem with virtually no buffer usage in 2.4.21mdk kernel

[Bruce Harada (bharada@coral.ocn.ne.jp)]

On Sat, 24 May 2003 22:33:20 -0600
Robert Creager <Robert_Creager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My apparent problem is I'm seeing virtually no buffer usage, as checked from
> /proc/meminfo.  The system has been up for 11 days, with heavy dB and file
> access activity (Gb's worth per day), yet the buffer usage never budges.  Am
> I missing something fundamental, have I boffed the kernel build, or is there
> a problem?  I would appreciate any pointers.
> 
>         total:    used:    free:  shared: buffers:  cached:
> Mem:  2119151616 2068426752 50724864        0    90112 1888358400
> Swap: 2089177088 70832128 2018344960
> MemTotal:      2069484 kB
> MemFree:         49536 kB
> MemShared:           0 kB
> Buffers:            88 kB
> Cached:        1823808 kB
> SwapCached:      20292 kB
> Active:        1209640 kB
> Inactive:       712324 kB
> HighTotal:     1179136 kB
> HighFree:         2044 kB
> LowTotal:       890348 kB
> LowFree:         47492 kB
> SwapTotal:     2040212 kB
> SwapFree:      1971040 kB

Count the columns - the '0' is for shared memory, not buffers.
As for why shared memory shows as zero, that's in the FAQ:

 http://www.tux.org/lkml/#s14-3

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