Re: how to turn off, or to clear read cache?

From: Måns Rullgård
Date: Wed Aug 20 2003 - 08:48:06 EST


Sergey Spiridonov <spiridonov@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>>> I need to make some performance tests. I need to switch off or to
>>> clear read cache, so that consequent reading of the same file will
>>> take the same amount of time.
>>>
>>>Is there an easy way to do it, without rebuilding the kernel?
>> Unmount and remount the filesystem.
>
>
> Would
>
> # mount -o remount
>
> do the job?

no

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Måns Rullgård
mru@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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