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MemInfo

As explained in Build and Orchestrator in Go (From Scratch)

MemInfo is a goprocinfo type representing memory information read from the Linux proc filesystem.

MemInfo is a goprocinfo type that reads memory data from Linux’s /proc filesystem through ReadMemInfo. It provides the raw memory state used by worker metrics. section 6.3

A Stats wrapper stores MemInfo as its MemStats pointer alongside disk, CPU, and load types. Helper methods expose total, available, used, and percentage-oriented memory metrics without repeating field access. section 6.3

Reading memory metrics

GetMemoryInfo calls linux.ReadMemInfo("/proc/meminfo"). On failure it logs an error and returns an empty MemInfo, allowing GetStats to construct a complete Stats value.

How Build and Orchestrator in Go (From Scratch) covers it

How deep it goes
Explains acquisition, wrapper composition, accessors, and error fallback, but does not detail /proc/meminfo parsing internals.
Examples
Uses GetMemoryInfo, /proc/meminfo, Stats.MemStats, and memory accessor methods as implementation examples.
What it assumes
Assumes basic Go structs and pointers, while introducing proc-based metric collection through concrete helper functions.
What you can do after
Operate/configure goprocinfo to collect memory metrics through a unified Stats wrapper.
How it connects
Connects Linux proc filesystem, /proc/meminfo, goprocinfo, Stats, and worker monitoring.
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