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Re: XFS leaking memory, cvs closed?

To: Jarek Luberek <jarek@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: XFS leaking memory, cvs closed?
From: Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:07:05 -0500
Cc: Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>, linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: Message from Jarek Luberek <jarek@swipnet.se> of "Wed, 23 May 2001 15:30:50 +0200." <01052315305000.02247@marvin>
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
> On Wednesday 23 May 2001 03:09, you wrote:
> ...
> 
> > This does not equate to a memory leak, there is no point in removing file
> > data from the cache unless there is another use for the memory, there is
> > always the possibility that it might be used again. All these numbers
> > mean is the memory has file data in it (it will be clean).
> 
> I booted my system this morning. During the day, it did not much
> else than light mail trafic. At 3 pm I noticed from the unresponsivness
> of the system that not everything was quite the same as in the
> morning. Memory usage 200MB, free 56. Quite large numbers for 
> xfs_inode and inode_cache in /proc/slabinfo. 

The inode pool sizes are what the latest fixes should help with.

> 
> It runs a cvs copy from May 22 11.00 AM, EST (8 PM GMT). 
> I would try a later copy if cvs server let me check it out but
> cvs update -d does not work any longer as it used to.

Hmm this appears to be working now - at least from here.

> 
> > I also checked in a change today which will change memory usage when under
> > pressure - which this system is not.
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> Jarek

Steve




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