Re: pfSharedArenaSize

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From: Tom Flynn (flynnt++at++engr.sgi.com)
Date: 01/19/2001 11:41:13


I'll look into this. In the meantime, you can try setenv PFSHAREDSIZE
to a larger number. Perhaps double the current 67108864.

The difference between 2.3.x and 2.4 is that 2.3.x was only using malloc.
Performer 2.4 actually uses shared memory (mmaps a file).
-tom

On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Mark Evans wrote:

> I am using Performer 2.4 on Linux 6.2. I have a large
> database. When loading it, Performer issues the
> following message and exits:
>
> Fatal Resource:
> pfMemory::new() Unable to allocate 59412 bytes from
> arena 0x49590000. Try using pfSharedArenaSize() or env
> PFSHAREDSIZE to increase the arena size (currently
> 65536.00 kBytes) and check for adequate setrlimit()
> values and available space on swap (or pfTmpDir()).
>
> pfGetSharedArenaSize() returns 67108864, and any call
> to pfSharedArenaSize() does NOT modify this value.
> My system has enogh physical memory (512MB) and
> harddisk swap space. I uninstalled Performer 2.4 and
> installed Performer 2.3 and the application works very
> well.
> What can I do?
>
>
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