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Re: Releasing memory

Posted By: Chris Salch
Date: Thursday, 17 January 2008, at 12:41 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Releasing memory (Art S. Kagel (Oninit LLC))

Yes, this was a very unusual situation.

Thanks all.

On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 12:01 -0500, Art S. Kagel (Oninit LLC) wrote:
> Chris Salch wrote:
> > Unfortunately, that seems to have had no effect. Would this represent
> > fragemented memory?
> >
> > Segment Summary:
> > id key addr size ovhd class blkused blkfree
> > 1207 1381386242 80000000 201334784 6800 V 40200 8954
> > 15815 1381386245 8c002000 33554432 1680 V 1171 7021
> > 5608 1381386246 8e002000 33554432 1680 V 190 8002
> > 8209 1381386247 90002000 33554432 1680 V 181 8011
> > 6016 1381386248 92002000 33554432 1680 V 179 8013
> > 12017 1381386249 94002000 33554432 1680 V 141 8051
> > 26619 1381386251 96002000 33554432 1680 V 215 7977
> > 20 1381386252 98002000 33554432 1680 V 204 7988
> > 21 1381386253 9a002000 33554432 1680 V 176 8016
> > 22 1381386254 9c002000 33554432 1680 V 186 8006
> > 223 1381386255 9e002000 33554432 1680 V 171 8021
> > 24 1381386256 a0002000 33554432 1680 V 120 8072
> > 25 1381386257 a2002000 33554432 1680 V 160 8032
> > 26 1381386258 a4002000 33554432 1680 V 122 8070
> > 27 1381386259 a6002000 33554432 1680 V 195 7997
> > 28 1381386260 a8002000 33554432 1680 V 158 8034
> > 29 1381386261 aa002000 33554432 1680 V 133 8059
> > 30 1381386262 ac002000 33554432 1680 V 248 7944
> > 31 1381386263 ae002000 33554432 1680 V 123 8069
> > 1006 1381386241 c508f000 587632640 239464 R* 143438 27
> > 342218 1381386250 e9400000 33554432 1680 V 170 8022
> > 2613 1381386243 ed629000 5406720 824 M 1291 29
> > 14 1381386244 edb51000 5406720 824 M 1289 31
> > Total: - - 1437315072 - - 190461 160446
> >
> Yes, unfortunately a small part of each virtual segment (120-204 pages
> each) is being used, so the segment can't be freed. As sessions drop
> away, you may be able to free up the segment that each session had been
> using. The only other solution would be to bring the engine offline and
> back up to free the memory. Unless this is unusual it may be a sign
> that you need to increase the initial virtual segment from where it is
> (200MB?) to include the 19 33MB additional memory segments bringing the
> total up to about 800MB. But given that the segments are only about 3%
> used, I don't think that's needed.
>
> Art S. Kagel
> Oninit
>
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Messages In This Thread

• Releasing memory
  Chris Salch -- Thursday, 17 January 2008, at 10:46 a.m.
  • RE: Releasing memory
    Scott Mackenzie -- Thursday, 17 January 2008, at 10:51 a.m.
    • RE: Releasing memory
      John_Caron@mab.uscourts.gov -- Thursday, 17 January 2008, at 11:49 a.m.
  • Re: Releasing memory
    Art S. Kagel (Oninit LLC) -- Thursday, 17 January 2008, at 10:55 a.m.
    • Re: Releasing memory
      Chris Salch -- Thursday, 17 January 2008, at 11:03 a.m.
      • RE: Releasing memory
        Sebastian, Norma J. -- Thursday, 17 January 2008, at 11:52 a.m.
      • Re: Releasing memory
        Art S. Kagel (Oninit LLC) -- Thursday, 17 January 2008, at 12:01 p.m.
        • Re: Releasing memory
          Chris Salch -- Thursday, 17 January 2008, at 12:41 p.m.

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