Module procfs::sys::vm

Memory management tuning buffer and cache management

The files in this directory can be used to tune the operation of the virtual memory (VM) subsystem of the Linux kernel and the write out of dirty data to disk.

Enums

DropCache

drop clean caches, dentries, and inodes from memory, causing that memory to become free.

Functions

admin_reserve_kbytes

The amount of free memory in the system that should be reserved for users with the capability cap_sys_admin.

compact_memory

Force all zones are compacted such that free memory is available in contiguous blocks where possible.

drop_caches

Causes the kernel to drop clean caches, dentries, and inodes from memory, causing that memory to become free.

max_map_count

The maximum number of memory map areas a process may have.

set_admin_reserve_kbytes

Set the amount of free memory in the system that should be reserved for users with the capability cap_sys_admin.

set_max_map_count

Set the maximum number of memory map areas a process may have.