[plug] memory

[Craig Ringer]

>              total       used       free     shared    buffers    cached
> Mem:        386596     382180       4416          0       2052     29400
> -/+ buffers/cache:     350728      35868
> Swap:       232932     232932          0
> 
> Where is all the memory going? According to top, X is using 72.8%
> memory, that can't be good. If anyone has tips on memory management it
> will be greatly appreciated.

Hmm... that definitely can't be good. Have you tried logging out, 
forcably killing the X server (CTL-ALT-BKSPACE), logging back in and 
checking the new X server's memory useage?

Some apps like to allocate shared memory with X and never release it. 
Old mozilla builds were a big culprit of this. Try having top running as 
you go about your business, see what causes a rise and when.

Of course, you /do/ have 35MB of free RAM, its not as if the system is 
going down in a heap - but X using ~200mb of RAM is not a happy thing.

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