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Slabtop explanation linux
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The best explanation I have seen so far is here:
Basically, it is a modified form of malloc for the kernel where memory fragmentation could be a real problem. From what I understand, instead of freeing memory, the blocks called slabs are allocated and then sections of them are declared free for use. Slabtop, shows the allocation and usage of these memory slabs.
Unless you are doing kernel development, this is probably not something you will encounter.
Basically, it is a modified form of malloc for the kernel where memory fragmentation could be a real problem. From what I understand, instead of freeing memory, the blocks called slabs are allocated and then sections of them are declared free for use. Slabtop, shows the allocation and usage of these memory slabs.
Unless you are doing kernel development, this is probably not something you will encounter.
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