RE: Solaris x86 and Squid

Yes I am aware of this; I'm talking about endless growth (squid with a
32M cache_mem growing to >256M over the course of two weeks). stats in
cachemgr.cgi seem to support this, if I read them correctly.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Richards [mailto:dj.richards@qut.edu.au]
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 1998 2:45 PM
> To: Nottingham, Mark (Australia)
> Cc: 'Squid'
> Subject: Re: Solaris x86 and Squid
>
>
> Mark,
>
> I use gnumalloc and I see no memory leaks with squid. I am not
> using Solaris nor x86 architecture. When you say "memory
> leak" what do
> you mean?? Because squid will grow in memory up to approx. 3
> times the
> size set in "cache_mem", are you aware of this fact??
>
> Thanks,
>
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> Network Programmer
> Internetworking Software Services, Computing Services
> Queensland University of Technology
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> On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Nottingham, Mark (Australia) wrote:
>
> >
> > Can anyone running Squid 2.x on Solaris x86 please tell me?
> I've talked
> > to one or two people, and everyone is experiencing memory
> leaks to some
> > degree or other.
> >
> > Variables include:
> >
> > * gcc vs. Sun compilers
> > * default malloc vs. dlmalloc
> > * device drivers (RAID)
> > * OS version
> >
> > Hopefully, we can gather enough information to nail down the problem
> > areas.
> >
> > FWIW, I'm running 2.0patch2 on x86 2.6 with patches current as of
> > September, compiled with gcc 2.8.1. I've tried normal and
> dl malloc, and
> > dl seems to leak less, about 5M/day on 100,000 hits/day.
> >
> >
> > Mark Nottingham
> > Internet Project Manager
> > Merrill Lynch - Melbourne, Australia
> >
>
Received on Wed Nov 04 1998 - 20:31:52 MST