> Why can't proc/meminfo report these caches as cached instead of plain
> used? Would that be incorrect somehow?
The kernel exports the usage statistics in /proc/meminfo
and /proc/slabinfo. IMHO it's up to userland to present
this info in a meaningful way, no need to shove that piece
of functionality into the kernel.
regards,
Rik
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