On RHEL6, how can a single process have more residential memory (RSS in ps output) than the Committed_AS field in /proc/meminfo shows for the whole system?
Issue
- On Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, how can a single process have more residential memory (
RSSinpsoutput) than theCommitted_ASfield in/proc/meminfoshows for the whole system? - Does
Committed_ASin/proc/meminfoshow differences between Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and RHEL6? Committed_ASdid show useful values on RHEL5, why is that different on RHEL6?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
- memory management and accounting
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