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Old 09-13-2007, 12:34 AM   #1
sameeruj
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Is the Memory info given by dmesg and /proc/meminfo same?

Hi,
The physical memory information in Linux can be obtained from /proc/meminfo or by dmesg (/var/log/messages). Is the information given by both the methods same or there is a difference.
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Old 09-13-2007, 07:46 AM   #2
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Hi and welcome to LQ.

/proc/meminfo has a lot more detail than that shown by dmesg.
 
  


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