linux的缓存太大,如果Linux缓存太大,为什么QEMU不能分配内存？

如果我使用我的机器[Ubuntu 16.04 64位,内核4.4]一段时间,QEMU需要删除内核缓存,否则,它将无法分配RAM.

为什么会这样？

这是一个示例运行：

~$free -m

total used free shared buff/cache available

Mem: 15050 5427 3690 56 5931 4803

Swap: 0 0 0

~$sudo qemu-system-x86_64 -m 10240 # and other options

qemu-system-x86_64: cannot set up guest memory 'pc.ram': Cannot allocate memory

~$echo 3 | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

3

~$free -m

total used free shared buff/cache available

Mem: 15050 1799 9446 56 3803 9414

Swap: 0 0 0

~$sudo qemu-system-x86_64 -m 10240 # and other options

qemu-system-x86_64: cannot set up guest memory 'pc.ram': Cannot allocate memory

~$echo 3 | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

3

~$free -m

total used free shared buff/cache available

Mem: 15050 1502 10819 56 2727 10784

Swap: 0 0 0

~$sudo qemu-system-x86_64 -m 10240 # and other options

# Now QEMU starts