On 6/2/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey, they're engineers. They like to design things, see what makes them tick and get into the details. Just because you've been doing this kind of thing for x years longer then them doesn't mean you know more.
I have engineers trying to spec out NAS w/o my input. They order things like http://www.raidzone.com which we purchased 8-10 months ago. *sigh*.
> >> > I am looking for a way to flush the cached memory from a system.
> >>
> >> Why?
> >
> > Ah, yes.... The question of "Why?". That was my first question,
> > too. The reason behind it is silly, really. Basically, it is so
> > engineers and QA can more easily track memory leaks in their
> > code. If they can see the amount of "actual free memory", then it
> > will somehow help them find their problems....
>
> Isn't this what profilers are for?
Yup. And that is why we have been using Valgrind, and we are now looking at Purify. I don't claim to understand the request. I guess they want to make sure that the kernel is efficient in it's memory handling, and by flushing the cache, they can control the memory usage? What do I know, I'm just a sysadmin :-)
Hey, they're engineers. They like to design things, see what makes them tick and get into the details. Just because you've been doing this kind of thing for x years longer then them doesn't mean you know more.
I have engineers trying to spec out NAS w/o my input. They order things like http://www.raidzone.com which we purchased 8-10 months ago. *sigh*.
