From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:31:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:31:53 -0500 Received: from cj379137-a.indpdnce1.mo.home.com ([24.179.182.153]:42756 "EHLO ns.brink.cx") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:30:52 -0500 From: Andrew Brink Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 18:30:32 -0600 To: Alan Cox Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Getting Out of Memory errors at random intervals. Message-ID: <20020114003032.GA1356@ns.brink.cx> In-Reply-To: <20020113233647.GA1198@ns.brink.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.24i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 12:09:14AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 11:45:42PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > > Run something that has a sane VM in all the known awkward cases (eg the Red Hat > > > 2.4.9 tree) and you should be just fine. If not I'd be interested to know > > > > I take it the vanilla 2.4.9 would also do? > > Nothing like it. The 2.4.9-RH tree is very different VM wise from the 2.4.9 > base tree. Linus never took the VM updates from it. Okay. Will do. > > > > Andrea -aa vm patches or Rik's rmap-11b patch. Both of which seem to help > > > no end. > > > > As for High loads....these boxes don't even get a load. > > I suspect they are - possibly only a sudden sharp burst of web traffic > causing a lot of cgi/mysql/apache process activity. *Shrug* I've done some experimenting with this, having a lab (30 people) all hit the site at the same time. Holds it fine most the time. Usually the OOM's come during the middle of the night. > > Alan