Hi, > Checking my module with a stress test (1440 reqs/min) I'm observing , > with top, that SIZE and RSS of httpd processes are growing.
I recommend you to check apr_allocator_max_free_set(). The following sample code shows the effect. Without calling apr_allocator_max_free_set(), you can find the memory usage is growing rapidly. ///////////////// sample code starts /* memory pool leak test. * @remark No error checks */ #include <stdio.h> #include <apr_general.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) { apr_pool_t *mp; int i; apr_initialize(); apr_pool_create(&mp, NULL); /* XXX Without this setting, memory usage is growing more than expected */ #define MY_POOL_MAX_FREE_SIZE 32 { apr_allocator_t *pa = apr_pool_allocator_get(mp); if (pa) { apr_allocator_max_free_set(pa, MY_POOL_MAX_FREE_SIZE); } } #define BASE_ALLOC_SIZE (8*1024) i = 0; while (1) { apr_palloc(mp, BASE_ALLOC_SIZE + i); i++; if (i % 10000 == 0) { puts("press enter key (please check memory usage)"); getchar(); } apr_pool_clear(mp); } apr_terminate(); return 0; } ///////////////// sample code ends - INOUE Seiichiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>