It's not a real file -- it's in the /proc pseudo filesystem which is a
kind of window into the kernel that acts like a directory. To see it
type "cat /proc/meminfo" from the command line.
Ed.
mike rock wrote:
>
> I too took a look at my /proc/meminfo and found,,,, nothing at all!! I have
> version 2.2.17-14. Is 2.4 the only version to populate that file?
>
> Michael C. Rock
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net]On Behalf Of Ed Centanni
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 7:47 PM
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Kernel Memory Question
>
> Norbert Cartagena wrote:
> >
> > Norbert Cartagena wrote:
> > >
> > > Ed Centanni wrote:
> > > >
> > > > When I take a look at /proc/meminfo (kernel version 2.4.0 (4GB RAM
> > > > enabled) I find that almost a third of my RAM is classified as
> > > > "Inact_dirty". Does anyone have a good explanation of what this
> means.
> > > > The kernel source code "fs/proc/proc_misc.c" gets this value from
> > > > K(nr_inactive_dirty_pages).
> > > >
> > > > Please -- no porn site jokes.
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > > Ed.
> > >
> >
> > P.P.P.S.
> >
> > What/Who is TIA? Tampa International Airport?
> >
>
> Thanks In Advance.
>
> Ed.
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