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<p>I'm absolutely certain there are memory profile tools - even just
plain old top :P</p>
<p>The only thing we'd have to think of here, though, would be
finding the "mythical average user".</p>
<p>DSL<br>
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2024 at 12:46, Russell Coker via linux-aus <<a
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have an ongoing problem of system bloat. Linux laptops with
8G of RAM<br>
but that sort of thing doesn't justify 80* more RAM.</blockquote>
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There's no point trying to fix a resource use problem without
knowing where the problem is. We have profilers because humans
are notoriously bad at guessing.
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For auditing where time goes when booting a system, there's a
tool (actually, it's more of an ecosystem that's arisen)
called bootchart that shows all the processes that get run,
when these processes get run, the dependencies between them,
and where CPU is being spent.</div>
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Is there an equivalent tool which will show a break down of
how memory has been allocated on a running system? Such a
tool would show where the most gains are to be made.<br>
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Russell Coker via linux-aus <<a
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style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We
have an ongoing problem of system bloat. Linux laptops with
8G of RAM <br>
aren't doing much more than laptops with 96M of RAM did 25
years ago. Yes we <br>
have new features such as Bluetooth and integrated controls
for pausing audio <br>
etc but that sort of thing doesn't justify 80* more RAM.<br>
<br>
I think that a way of alleviating this problem is to gamify
it. Make a <br>
contest to find the best reduction of memory in commonly used
FOSS programs <br>
and give recognition at the next Everything Open conference.
Reduction can be <br>
by optimising the source of a program, optimising
configuration, or developing <br>
a way of easily using alternative less memory hungry programs.<br>
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Give the best contestants small trophys (a quick Google
suggests that's $20 <br>
including delivery) and everyone who does something noteworthy
a mention on <br>
the web site.<br>
<br>
I think this would be easy to run, entertaining for delegates,
and good for <br>
the community.<br>
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What do you think?<br>
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PS I tried sending this directly to the council but hit an SPF
problem.<br>
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