| From: | Decibel! <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org> |
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| To: | adamtaunowilliams(at)gmail(dot)com |
| Cc: | pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Linux mis-reporting memory |
| Date: | 2007-10-02 22:17:53 |
| Message-ID: | 776F2B78-7991-4537-A2D0-96636E614B37@decibel.org |
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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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Decibel!, aka Jim C. Nasby, Database Architect decibel(at)decibel(dot)org
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