From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261528AbULFPQI (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:16:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261537AbULFPQI (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:16:08 -0500 Received: from outpost.ds9a.nl ([213.244.168.210]:59802 "EHLO outpost.ds9a.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261528AbULFPQH (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:16:07 -0500 Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:16:06 +0100 From: bert hubert To: Gregory Giguashvili Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Correctly determine amount of "free memory" Message-ID: <20041206151606.GA4149@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mail-Followup-To: bert hubert , Gregory Giguashvili , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <06EF4EE36118C94BB3331391E2CDAAD9CD060A@exil1.paradigmgeo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <06EF4EE36118C94BB3331391E2CDAAD9CD060A@exil1.paradigmgeo.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 04:53:34PM +0200, Gregory Giguashvili wrote: > Assuming that I define "free memory" as maximum memory that can be > allocated without causing swapping, is there a way I can give the best > "free memory" amount estimate? On the side, it would not hurt to study 'overcommit' and mlock(2). The answer to your question is not static unless care is taken. -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Open source, database driven DNS Software http://lartc.org Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO