FreeBSD ate my RAM

jmclnx

Interesting post, it made me wonder. At one time FreeBSD swap usage/logic was far better than what Linux did. Is that still the case ?

naturalmovement

ZFS cache. The end. User installs an unfamiliar server OS with an enterprise filesystem and is stunned when it works differently. I fail to see a teachable moment here.

m463

the end struck me - a picture of an os book. I wonder if students these days retain their books after college, or do they get returned as a rental?

duendefm

Thank you for such a quality post.

shevy-java

This is why I use Linux. :> Poor FreeBSD folks though. After so many years trying to present themselves as better alternative, the road just got steeper ...

tiffanyh

If you like this kind of post, you might like this “htop explained” post. https://peteris.rocks/blog/htop/

efxhoy

Great job on getting the fixes merged!

drdexebtjl

I don’t understand the part about using heuristics and deciding what counts as used memory… Used memory for the system is always total minus available. Heuristics? I would hope that the system knows precisely what is using every single byte of physical and virtual memory. Is this a reporting problem? Why do we have to settle for heuristics and not the exact number?