{"id":2130,"date":"2024-03-12T09:16:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-reasons-why-cache-in-linux-is-not-released\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T12:51:08","slug":"what-are-the-reasons-why-cache-in-linux-is-not-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-reasons-why-cache-in-linux-is-not-released\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the reasons why cache in Linux is not released?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Insufficient system memory: When the system memory is low, Linux may reserve some cache to improve performance. If the system needs more memory to run new applications, the cache may not be released.<\/li>\n
  2. Applications running in the foreground may need to cache data: if some foreground-running applications frequently access certain data, Linux may keep cache of these data to improve access speed.<\/li>\n
  3. System settings: Some system settings may cause Linux to not release cache. For example, adjusting the vm.min_free_kbytes parameter can control the threshold at which the system releases memory.<\/li>\n
  4. Optimizing hard drive I\/O performance: Linux may use caching to enhance the read and write performance of the hard drive. Releasing the cache could cause a decrease in hard drive I\/O performance, so the system may retain the cache.<\/li>\n
  5. Linux uses file system caching to speed up file read and write operations. Releasing the file system cache can result in performance degradation, so the system may retain the cache.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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