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2012-09-07
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Is there a command or app that can show me which application or process is causing my memory to constantly drain?? My memory keeps draining and my UI slows down. I have to keep using drop cache to clear it up. If I can know the application or process I can kill it. Help?
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2012-09-07
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Originally Posted by dagee04
I use the (classic) command line utility "top" to list the programs that are using the most CPU or memory. And yes, there are lots and lots of other programs available, both command-line and gui based.
Is there a command or app that can show me which application or process is causing my memory to constantly drain?? My memory keeps draining and my UI slows down. I have to keep using drop cache to clear it up. If I can know the application or process I can kill it. Help?
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2012-09-07
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Yea I've used top before. Shows too many things going on and things keep changing. Can you give me examples of other programs I could try so I can compare? Thanks dude
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2012-09-07
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I use powertop on N900 not sure of it's availablity for Harmattan.
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2012-09-07
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Originally Posted by dagee04
Try typing "m" while top is running, that should make it sort by memory usage rather than cpu usage. As memory usage doesn't change as quickly, it should be easier to keep up with.
Yea I've used top before. Shows too many things going on and things keep changing.
Can you give me examples of other programs I could try so I can compare?
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2012-09-08
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What use is memory if it's unused?
This is not Windows. Memory should be in use (and freed only when something needs it). This speeds up the system as it reduces access to mass storage.
From what I understand, dropping cache will slow the system down as programs need to be loaded from flash. (which is obiviously slower than loading them from RAM)
This is not Windows. Memory should be in use (and freed only when something needs it). This speeds up the system as it reduces access to mass storage.
From what I understand, dropping cache will slow the system down as programs need to be loaded from flash. (which is obiviously slower than loading them from RAM)
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2012-09-08
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Originally Posted by ladoga
Ah, but you see, this is not Windows, this is Linux. For as long as I can remember, Linux has been designed to always use all unassigned system memory to cache data from mass storage. Unless the N900 has a really odd flavor of Linux, it should be doing this as well. So you really do get a benefit from applications being as efficient with memory as possible. (Plus, efficient apps usually run better anyway...)
What use is memory if it's unused?
This is not Windows. Memory should be in use (and freed only when something needs it). This speeds up the system as it reduces access to mass storage.