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Memory information, Modules used by the default kernel, cat /proc/meminfo

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model : 0 revision : 6 archrev : 0 features : branchlong cpu number : 0 cpu regs : 4 cpu MHz : 900.000000 itc MHz : 900.000000 BogoMIPS : 1132.46 Memory information We used 3 GB of DDR memory, and it was fully recognized by Linux. We also set up some swap memory, but it was never used during our tests. Example 4-4 shows the output of the meminfo file on the /proc file system, and more details about the memory. Example 4-4 /proc/meminfo output linux:~ # cat /proc/meminfo total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached: Mem: 3112976384 1308147712 1804828672 0 76251136 518733824 Swap: 1044496384 0 1044496384 Total # of HugePages: 32 Available: 32 HugePageSize: 16777216(0x4000KB) HugePageRegionNumber: 4 MemTotal: 3040016 kB MemFree: 1762528 kB MemShared: 0 kB Buffers: 74464 kB Cached: 506576 kB SwapCached: 0 kB Active: 356800 kB Inactive: 263072 kB HighTotal: 0 kB HighFree: 0 kB LowTotal: 3040016 kB LowFree: 1762528 kB SwapTotal: 1020016 kB SwapFree: 1020016 kB Modules used by the default kernel SuSE SLES 8 provides a default kernel that loads almost all the drivers we will need for our x450, and also some drivers we will never use. Chapter 4. Installation 109

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Chapter 4. Installation
109
model
: 0
revision
: 6
archrev
: 0
features
: branchlong
cpu number : 0
cpu regs
: 4
cpu MHz
: 900.000000
itc MHz
: 900.000000
BogoMIPS
: 1132.46
Memory information
We used 3 GB of DDR memory, and it was fully recognized by Linux. We also set
up some swap memory, but it was never used during our tests. Example 4-4
shows the output of the meminfo file on the /proc file system, and more details
about the memory.
Example 4-4
/proc/meminfo output
linux:~ #
cat /proc/meminfo
total:
used:
free:
shared: buffers:
cached:
Mem:
3112976384 1308147712 1804828672
0 76251136 518733824
Swap: 1044496384
0 1044496384
Total # of HugePages:
32
Available:
32
HugePageSize: 16777216(0x4000KB)
HugePageRegionNumber: 4
MemTotal:
3040016 kB
MemFree:
1762528 kB
MemShared:
0 kB
Buffers:
74464 kB
Cached:
506576 kB
SwapCached:
0 kB
Active:
356800 kB
Inactive:
263072 kB
HighTotal:
0 kB
HighFree:
0 kB
LowTotal:
3040016 kB
LowFree:
1762528 kB
SwapTotal:
1020016 kB
SwapFree:
1020016 kB
Modules used by the default kernel
SuSE SLES 8 provides a default kernel that loads almost all the drivers we will
need for our x450, and also some drivers we will never use.