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What is the difference between MemFree and MemAvailable in /proc/meminfo?

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Source: bregman-arie/devops-exercises by Arie Bregman

Answer

MemFree - The amount of unused physical RAM in your system MemAvailable - The amount of available memory for new workloads (without pushing system to use swap) based on MemFree, Active(file), Inactive(file), and SReclaimable.