From: "M. Edward Borasky" <znmeb@aracnet.com>
To: "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: "Cached" grows and grows and grows...
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:55:11 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <HBEHIIBBKKNOBLMPKCBBEECLDNAA.znmeb@aracnet.com> (raw)
Has this issue been resolved? If so, which of the many kernels has a
confirmed fix?
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> -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
> > [mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org]On Behalf Of Alan Cox
> > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 3:16 PM
> > To: Stephan von Krawczynski
> > Cc: Bob McElrath; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > Subject: Re: "Cached" grows and grows and grows...
> >
> >
> > > To tell you the honest truth: you are not alone in cosmos (with
> > this problem)
> > > ;-)
> > > To give you that explicit hint for saving money: do not buy
> > mem, it will be
> > > eaten up by recent kernels without any performance gain or
> > other positive
> > > impact whatsoever.
> >
> > Pick up a 2.4.9-ac kernel, and you shouldnt be seeing the problem (I say
> > shouldnt, I'm not 100% convinced its all under control)
> >
> > > Try using 2.4.4, if it doesn't succeed, forget 2.4 and use
> > 2.2.19. That works.
> > > Unfortunately you may have to completely reinstall your system
> > when going back
> > > to 2.2.
> >
> > That should not be needed at all.
next reply other threads:[~2001-09-26 1:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-09-26 1:55 M. Edward Borasky [this message]
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2001-09-07 16:08 Bob McElrath
2001-09-07 17:13 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2001-09-07 22:15 ` Alan Cox
2001-09-07 22:24 ` Bob McElrath
2001-09-08 16:47 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2001-09-08 17:14 ` Alan Cox
2001-09-09 13:15 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2001-09-09 13:34 ` Alan Cox
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