{"id":2124,"date":"2024-03-12T09:16:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-resolve-cache-not-being-released-in-linux\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:03:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:03:16","slug":"how-to-resolve-cache-not-being-released-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-resolve-cache-not-being-released-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to resolve cache not being released in Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you notice in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linux.org\/\">Linux<\/a> that the cache is not releasing causing a decrease in system performance, you can try the following methods to resolve the issue:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Manually release cache: You can manually release cache by executing the following command:<\/li>\n<li>Synchronize and then write the value of 3 to the drop_caches file in the \/proc\/sys\/vm directory.<\/li>\n<li>Adjusting kernel parameters: You can try adjusting kernel parameters to change the behavior of the cache, such as adjusting the vm.dirty_ratio and vm.dirty_background_ratio parameters to control the proportion of dirty pages, or adjusting the vm.vfs_cache_pressure parameter to control the pressure on inodes and dentries, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Utilize third-party tools: You can use third-party tools to manage the system&#8217;s cache, such as using preload to optimize cache usage, or using memory management tools like mlock and mlockall to optimize memory allocation.<\/li>\n<li>Check the application: Sometimes, the failure to release the cache may be due to bugs in the application. 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