On Mon, 12 May 2008 09:28:27 -0700, Alona wrote:

> A simple test app allocates and releases memory in an endless loop.
> 'top' shows that application acquires memory, but never releases it. It
> looks like certain amount of memory is reserved by the application.

What does 'prstat -a' tell you about memory usage?

> How should 'top' memory readings be interpreted?

With toilet paper.