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From: Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de>
To: Reuben Farrelly <reuben-linux@reub.net>
Cc: Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Robert Collins <robertc@squid-cache.org>
Subject: Re: 2.4.20-aa and LARGE Squid process -> SIGSEGV
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 10:06:42 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021221090642.GD31070@charite.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20021221191530.02ade850@tornado.reub.net>

* Reuben Farrelly <reuben-linux@reub.net>:

> No, squid is not br0ken in this fashion.  If squid cannot be allocated 
> enough memory by the system, it logs a message and _dies_.  Relevant files 
> to look at in your squid source are squid/lib/util.c for xcalloc() and 
> xmalloc().

Why can't squid allocate more than 1GB on a system with 2GB RAM?
 
> Aside from this, if squid ever does get to the point of swapping, it is 
> misconfigured and your performance has just gone to hell anyway...  (see 
> the FAQ at www.squid-cache.org)

It's not swapping. That's the whole point. We have 2GB and can use at
most 1GB for Squid.

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  reply	other threads:[~2002-12-21  8:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-12-20 11:48 2.4.20-aa and LARGE Squid process -> SIGSEGV Ralf Hildebrandt
2002-12-20 22:37 ` J.A. Magallon
2002-12-20 22:57   ` Ralf Hildebrandt
2002-12-21  0:13     ` J.A. Magallon
2002-12-21  7:52       ` Ralf Hildebrandt
2002-12-21  8:28         ` Reuben Farrelly
2002-12-21  9:06           ` Ralf Hildebrandt [this message]
2002-12-21  9:17             ` Reuben Farrelly

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