When I execute 'cat /proc/{pid}/status' what do the fields VmSize, VmLck, VmRSS, VmData, VmStk, VmExe, and VmLib mean?

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The status fields mean the following:

  • VmSize:
    Virtual memory size
    This is the virtual memory usage of the entire process. It is the sum of VmLib, VmExe, VmData, and VmStk.

  • VmLck:
    Virtual memory locked
    This is the amount of virtual memory which is currently in use and locked by the p...

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