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Old 05-03-2007
dehuang83 dehuang83 is offline
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reduce buffer cache allocation?

Hi,

Is it possible to reduce the amount of buffer cache in the memory allocation of a Unix Server? If so where can I do that?

Also, does buffer cache count as tied up memory, or will it decrease as more memory is requested by other programs.