Memory Creeps Up

[Longman, Bill]

> Subject: Memory Creeps Up
> 
> 
> Hello -
> 
> I'm running a YDL server running MySQL.  It has 192MB RAM.  
> when I ran 
> Top on Friday, only 49MB or so was used in non GUI mode.  
> When I looked 
> today, it was up to 185MB used with very little free.  What 
> can I do do 
> prevent this or what can I do to clear memory without rebooting the 
> server?

You want this to happen, actually. The Linux kernel will manage memory and
store it in RAM until it runs out. Then, it will start swapping out unneeded
code to swap space. Most of the used memory is disk buffer space. That
shrinks as real code needs more RAM.