get_ram_usage()
{
int ram_perc;
- long total, free, available;
+ long total, free, buffers, cached;
FILE *fp;
/* open meminfo file */
/* read the values */
fscanf(fp, "MemTotal: %ld kB\n", &total);
fscanf(fp, "MemFree: %ld kB\n", &free);
- fscanf(fp, "MemAvailable: %ld kB\n", &available);
+ fscanf(fp, "MemAvailable: %ld kB\nBuffers: %ld kB\n", &buffers, &buffers);
+ fscanf(fp, "Cached: %ld kB\n", &cached);
/* close meminfo file */
fclose(fp);
/* calculate percentage */
- ram_perc = 100 * (total - available) / total;
+ ram_perc = 100 * ((total - free) - (buffers + cached)) / total;
/* return ram_perc as string */
return smprintf("%d%%",ram_perc);