From 4b19be30aa626b327c885dae62c559ec0e9fb935 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: V3n3RiX Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 22:19:36 +0100 Subject: gentoo resync : 13.10.2019 --- dev-util/smem/metadata.xml | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'dev-util/smem/metadata.xml') diff --git a/dev-util/smem/metadata.xml b/dev-util/smem/metadata.xml index 7a38bb900964..bd732509198c 100644 --- a/dev-util/smem/metadata.xml +++ b/dev-util/smem/metadata.xml @@ -1,5 +1,24 @@ - + + ck+gentoo@bl4ckb0x.de + Conrad Kostecki + + + proxy-maint@gentoo.org + Proxy Maintainers + + + A tool that can give numerous reports on memory usage on Linux systems. + Unlike existing tools, smem can report proportional set size (PSS), + which is a more meaningful representation of the amount of memory + used by libraries and applications in a virtual memory system. + + Because large portions of physical memory are typically shared among + multiple applications, the standard measure of memory usage known as + resident set size (RSS) will significantly overestimate memory usage. + PSS instead measures each application's "fair share" of each shared + area to give a realistic measure. + -- cgit v1.2.3