關於drop_caches文件：系統默認為0。
在Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt中有如下描述:
drop_caches
Writing to this will cause the kernel to drop clean caches, dentries and inodes from memory, causing that memory to become free.
To free pagecache:僅清除頁面緩存（PageCache）
echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
To free dentries and inodes:清除目錄項和inode
echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
To free pagecache, dentries and inodes:清除頁面緩存，目錄項和inode
sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
As this is a non-destructive operation and dirty objects are not freeable, the user should run `sync' first.