Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:49:11 EST, Kev <klmitch@MIT.EDU> said:
>
> >> IIRC there's a slight bug in some of the newer kernels
> >> where the swap cache isn't being freed when you exit
> >> your program, but only later on when the system tries
> >> to reclaim memory...
>
> > I believe the problem lies in the fact that there is not enough
> > SysV shared memory available.
>
> It's nothing to do with SysV shared memory.
>
> The behaviour is there, but the only impact on the normal user will be
> that "free" lies a little. No big deal: it just shows up as cache. The
> effect is only a matter of when we recover the memory, not whether we
> recover it.
Thanks to the community for dealing with my problems.Before we go on to
discuss this as bug or feature I emphasize
that this memory effect is really disastrous for me.
I hope that changing the kernel (as Rik told me) helps.
Any suggestion is very welcome.
Matthias
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