Mitch,
I was told that 'top' can be misleading because of the fact that Linux will generally use free space and allocate it to cache. Try running your tests with the 'free' command and see if there really is a memory leak. I think the real concern is the fact that calls start dropping once the memory gets low enough that the system starts 'eating' into swap and cache. Perhaps a Linux guru out there knows if there's a way to tailor Linux' behavior in this regard? Also, how much RAM do you have in the system? -MC _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mitch Thompson Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:32 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [asterisk-users] Memory leak Has anyone noticed (using the linux command 'top') a gradual increase in memory usage when asterisk is under heavy processing? I am currently pumping 4 ISDN spans (T-1) through my asterisk test system, and have seen the memory used value in top climb steadily each second. Concurrently, the value for "cached" in top also climbs, but occasionally it drops, as well. Eventually, I start eating into swap and asterisk typically starts dropping calls. A reboot is required to recover the memory, unless someone here knows of a less drastic method. Thanks Mitch Thompson San Antonio, TX
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