>Number: 3040 >Category: general >Synopsis: mmap is not a good idea for very large files >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Mon Sep 21 21:10:01 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.3.1 >Environment: Linux (RedHat 5.1) >Description: mmaping large files causes a severe preformance hit causing severe swapping and a large speed drop in transmission. >How-To-Repeat:
>Fix: Limit mmaping to files under a given size (dependant on the ammount of memory in the server, though 16M seems to be a good size to me. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ] [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] [from a developer. ] [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ]
