Re: Linux mis-reporting memory - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Decibel!
Subject Re: Linux mis-reporting memory
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Msg-id 776F2B78-7991-4537-A2D0-96636E614B37@decibel.org
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In response to Re: Linux mis-reporting memory  (Adam Tauno Williams <adamtaunowilliams@gmail.com>)
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On Oct 2, 2007, at 1:37 PM, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
>> I'm leaning towards "top on linux == dumb".
>
> I disagree, it just isn't the appropriate tool for the job.  What top
> tells you is lots of correct information,  it just isn't the right
> information.

If it is in fact including shared memory as 'cached', then no, the
information it's providing is not correct.
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