I wrote:
> Under Digital Unix 3.0, one could tell the resident size of the
> kernel via "ps":
>
> USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY S STARTED TIME COMMAND
> root 0 0.0 11.5 570M 37M ?? R < 09:04:12 2:38.72 [kernel ]
>
> However, under Digital Unix 3.2d, one sees this:
>
> USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY S STARTED TIME COMMAND
> root 0 5.0 3.6 552M 182 ?? R < 09:21:38 17:23.95 [kernel ]
>
> What does the "182" under RSS actually mean? Digital support asserts that
> this does mean that the resident size of the kernel is 182k, which would
> be marvelous, if I could actually believe it.
>
> The 3.2d system does have 512 mb of memory, so if the %MEM figure is to be
> believed, it takes about 17mb.
>
> Is there any way to get comparable data from both the 3.0 and 3.2d systems?
I received one response, from Jonathan B. Craig <jcraig_at_gfs.com>, who
says that the memory output is flawed.
Digital support asserts that this does, in fact, mean that the kernel
occupies only 182K of memory. If that's real, that's wonderful, but
I do not believe it for a moment.
- Saul
Received on Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:47:09 NZDT