[NTLUG:Discuss] Shared memory?

[Kevin Brannen]

Jonathan Brugge wrote:
> 
> When I look at my meminfo (using top, free or /proc/meminfo) I have always 0
> kb shared memory. This seems weird to me. Anyone who knows what might be the
> problem?

Maybe it's not being used?  Try "ipcs" and see if any has been allocated.  If
you see no SHM segments, then 0 is the correct answer.

> Maybe it's related with the modules-problem I have; I can't load
> modules, it looks for them but can't find them, I think I have to move a dir
> but not sure. I'm running kernel 2.4.0test10.
> Maybe a kernel-option I can't find? Or a bug? A problem with gcc 2.95.2-17
> (I've compiled it with that version, I think, I'm sure I used 2.95)?

Did you do a "make modules; make modules_install"?  Without the
"modules_install" you won't get far.  You've probably already checked that,
but just in case... :-)

HTH,
Kevin