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===== PSS ===== | ===== PSS ===== | ||
- | The “proportional set size” (PSS) the tool smem reports is the memory the program plus the "fair share" of each shared area to give a realistic measure. At simpletools.info the PSS is the crucial criterion to determine the memory footprint of a program | + | The “proportional set size” (PSS) the tool smem reports is the memory the program plus the "fair share" of each shared area to give a realistic measure. At simpletools.info the PSS is the crucial criterion to determine the memory footprint of a program. The unit is **kilobyte (kB)**. |
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===== USS ===== | ===== USS ===== | ||
- | The “unique set size” (USS) reports the memory needed by the program binary only, without any shared library it might need. This underestimates the programs memory footprint, | + | The "unique set size" |
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