What Is Resident Set Size Linux?
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RSS is the Resident Set Size and is used to show how much memory is allocated to that process and is in RAM. It does not include memory that is swapped out. It does include memory from shared libraries as long as the pages from those libraries are actually in memory. It does include all stack and heap memory.

What is maximum resident set size?

Collectively, the total amount is the virtual set size. The peak resident set size (Peak RSS or Max RSS) refers to the peak amount of memory a process has had up to that point.

What is Vsize in Linux?

VSIZE (Virtual memory SIZE) – The amount of memory the process is currently using. This includes the amount in RAM and the amount in swap. RSS (Resident Set Size) – The portion of a process that exists in physical memory (RAM). The rest of the program exists in swap.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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