Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:38:03 -0700 | From | Eric Lee Green <> | Subject | Re: 2.2.11: Complicated memory leak... |
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Frank Horowitz wrote: > Just compiled/installed 2.2.11 in a more-or-less stock RedHat > 6.0 SMP (dual Celeron) system (modulo using the XFree86 3.3.4 RPMs > from RawHide). Symptom: after about 5 minutes, the system totally > runs out of memory (256Mb RAM and 256Mb swap) producing numerous "out > of memory" messages before total lockup. The pre-crash behavior is > quite evident in xosview, top, etc. etc.
Similar behavior here, but I was actually showing close to 40M memory free in 'top' when /bin/bash started reporting "Can't fork" errors (no memory!). This on a busy NFS and Intranet server that does not run X11 or any client software.
So it appears that fragmentation is a problem too. Backing back down to 2.2.10 was the only way to solve it.
Guess that means I wait for 2.2.12 (I don't run patched kernels on our mission-critical servers unless there's no avoiding it)...
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