Note that Linux tries to use available memory for cache, that is why free memory seems small.
-- Ori Idan CEO Helicon Books http://www.heliconbooks.com On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 2:48 PM linux.il <linux...@gmail.com> wrote: > Omer, thank you! > Is it related to the "Inactive" count from /proc/meminfo? > I used to think that available=free+cache+buffers... > > On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 1:19 PM Omer Zak <w...@zak.co.il> wrote: > >> From man free: >> >> available >> Estimation of how much memory is available for starting >> new applications, without swapping. Unlike the data provided by >> the cache or free fields, this field takes into account >> page cache and also that not all reclaimable memory slabs will >> be reclaimed due to items being in use (MemAvailable in >> /proc/meminfo, available on kernels 3.14, emulated on kernels >> 2.6.27+, otherwise the same as free) >> >> >> >> On Tue, 2021-05-04 at 13:07 +0300, linux.il wrote: >> > "Available" output seems weird, or I'm missing something? >> > Any ideas? >> > >> > TIA, Vitaly >> > >> > free -m >> > total used free shared buff/cache >> > available >> > Mem: 31654 29883 937 1 832 >> > 27675 >> > Swap: 0 0 0 >> >> >> -- >> "Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by >> looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it >> possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man." - Walter E. >> Williams >> My own blog is at https://tddpirate.zak.co.il/ >> >> My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. >> They do not represent the official policy of any organization with >> which I may be affiliated in any way. >> WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at https://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >
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