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Re:Linux ate my RAM by sp332 on Monday November 11, 2013 @09:20AM (#6711674)
The prefetched data is managed by the OS. If a program needs the RAM, the prefetched data is immediately discarded. Prefetching never creates RAM pressure.
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Re:Linux ate my RAM by voidlogic on Monday November 11, 2013 @10:17AM (#6711978)
This. It blows my mind how many people who write software don't understand how OS caching and virtual memory work. They are great filter interview questions ;)
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