Physical Memory using 95%+
Submitted by indigotech on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 2:45am.
Hi,
We have TB2.2 which has been working fine with 1GB Ram and the memory usage is static at 27%. However when we install TB2.4.2 it's Physical Memory starts low at around 25% but creeps steadily up to 95%+ over a short period of time.
Does anyone know why this is happening? I don't really want to place this into production is it requires a reboot every week
Thanks
Forgive me for not
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 11:12am
Forgive me for not understanding that memory creep to 95%+ usage on an idle, unused system is not a leak. Remember the previous TB2.2 versions did not display this trend, raising questions. Especially when main console changes to red, this will draw further questions as to WTF is it doing!
Perhaps education in the documentation is the way forward rather then slating people who question the system. Also I would change the layout of system status screens as not alarm system admins.
thanks for the comments
It's in the FAQ up top
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 11:23am
But I don't think many people look in there, I know I didn't. This is what it says:
Q: Help! All my RAM is being eaten up! What do I do?
A: Probably nothing. The short answer is that Linux (and other Unix like systems) use RAM differently than you may be used to in other operating systems. The long answer is outside the scope of this FAQ, but the following links have more information: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=175419
http://gentoo-wiki.com/FAQ_Linux_Memory_Management
Ummmm, did you try do a
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 12:03pm
Ummmm, did you try do a search for "memory"?
http://trixbox.org/forums/trixbox-forums/help/memory-usage-climbs...
http://trixbox.org/forums/trixbox-forums/open-discussion/possible...
Mustardman,
Quit being so
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 12:42pm
Indigotech,
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 12:47pm
Indigotech,
Ignore the flame throwers.
There are many times I do a "search" with no good results and have to ask.
There are patient people who like to teach, then there are old codgers who sit around yelling, "Don't ya know nothing?! Figure it out yourself" (even though they learned it from someone)
Sorry to burst your bubble
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 12:51pm
Cheek
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 2:29pm
What a CHEEK!
There's no need for that attitude, particularly your use of language. I may only have a few posts but that's because I've been using the site correctly, hence my lack of posts. Now when I need and answer to an unusual trend I get a flamer on my back.
For the record, I've implemented over 20 production TB 2.2 installs in the last few months and rarely did I not find an answer to a major issue by searching the forum.
Go on, send a few more posts to make the 1K mark. You're just bursting at the seams to reply! ;D
I apologize for my proper
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 3:15pm
I apologize for my proper use of english. What language am I supposed to use? So now I am at what.....990? Do I get some sort of prize at 1k?
You implemented 20 production installs and have only just now started posting questions and they are about the basics of how Linux memory works. My BS meter is flickering!
Now taking submissions at
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 3:14pm
Relax dude, before you have a stroke
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 3:37pm
Mustardman,
You're one of those people that cant be told anything, but you want to tell everyone else.
I knew someone like you once, when I was a kid...guy sitting on his porch making sure none of the neighborhood kids got close to his lawn (even though the sidewalk cut through it) just waiting for one little problem (kid touching one blade of grass) so he could yell "GET OFF MY LAWN, PUNK!!!!"
No lawn now, huh? So you sit at your computer waiting for an unsuspecting post so you can get your kicks and "yell" at them. "LAZY BUMS, NO GOOD FOR NOTHIN' JERKS, FIND THE ANSWER YOURSELF...YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE ON THIS FORUM TO HELP YOU?!!!!" (Where's my flamethrower and gas can?) "EVER HEARD OF GOOGLE?" LAZY GOOD FOR NOTHIN....." : )
(pretend this is an
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 3:53pm
back to the point
Sat, 02/02/2008 - 5:19pm
Mustardman, if you don’t have anything constructive to say, please don't continue. I'm an IT professional for 16 years and know my fair share, although never arrogant enough put others down when asked for advice, or proud enough never to ask a question.
Indeed, I have many TB installs under my belt but rarely have to "get under the hood" to often to understand more on a subject. You see, the main thrust of the question is to understand the differences between TB2.2 and TB2.4 when on the surface they look similar but present alarming differences.
It's about delivering a stable and consistent platform to clients with good functionality, rather than understanding every nuance of the underlying code.
So in future, please remember to contribute than condemn.
This thread proves that some
Sun, 02/03/2008 - 2:19pm
This thread proves that some people aren't happy until they've started an argument, or a fight.
Who cares if this is a common question. It only takes like 3 seconds to type: "This is very common for Linux, as the OS likes to use all available RAM for caching." Maybe I just type faster than you do mustard?
This is like 156 seconds a year, if this thread comes up about "once a week." Oh my god, no! Not 2 minutes and 36 seconds of your time a year? THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!
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