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Update BIND 9 Memory Explained: mention why top is rubbish

Petr Špaček 2023-09-14 14:54:23 +00:00
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@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ MALLOCED: 13.3MiB == 13.3MiB
The rule of thumb is The rule of thumb is
> Don't use the `top` command > Don't use the `top` command
There are better tools that are less misleading. There are two tools the are easily available on modern Linux systems - `pmap` and `smem`. There are better tools that are less misleading. Most importantly the VIRT value reported by `top` (and VSZ value reported by `ps`) are meaningless.
There are two better tools the are easily available on modern Linux systems - `pmap` and `smem`.
#### pmap #### pmap