[PLUG] Low-memory-footprint-browsers...

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

While we are on the subject of measuring Linux memory usage, two
not-so-subtle points:

1. Kernels from 2.6.25 to the present have better process memory usage
measurement capabilities than those up through 2.6.24. See

http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_25#head-5a75e29195ffa59bfa5428ca28702e2e7df8f2ad
http://lwn.net/Articles/230975/

2. With any kernel, you need to account for shared memory, libraries,
etc., to properly assess the memory required by an application. The tool
that does this is in the "procps" package and is called "pmap". See

http://virtualthreads.blogspot.com/2006/02/understanding-memory-usage-on-linux.html
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-find-memory-used-by-program.html
-- 
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, FBG, AB, PTA, PGS, MS, MNLP, NST, ACMC(P), WOM

I've never met a happy clam. In fact, most of them were pretty steamed.