Is that a sourcemod plugin you're using or something else? Could you share? (Sorry I can't search the sourcemod list from where I'm at)
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:28 PM, 1nsane <[email protected]> wrote: > I also notice leaking in TF2. I have a plugin restart my servers after ~2000 > uptime if empty or else it gets to the point where it lags the server down. > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:11 PM, David A. Parker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Is this leak specific to L4D? I have noticed this happening in TF2 as >> well. >> >> Thanks, >> Dave >> >> Milton Ngan wrote: >> > I can confirm there is a slow leak in the L4D dedicated servers. I have >> informed the L4D team of the issue. Hopefully someone will be able to find >> it before the next update. >> > >> > Just FYI. I am monitoring the servers via Munin. I am using the standard >> memory graph to show when the servers are going into swap, and it is easy to >> see the slow increase over time of the committed memory. Once this hits your >> physical memory limit, you will be forced into swap and perf hits the floor. >> The only way to get around this, is to restart the srcds process. I do this >> about once a week using a rolling restart of the srcds around 4am. >> > >> > The leak isn't big, but if you have a lot of forked servers, the change >> is quite large. I have also had to reduce the number of forks to avoid >> restarting the servers every night. >> > >> > M. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Lindblom >> > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 11:11 AM >> > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >> > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] L4D / SRCDS Linux - Memory leak. >> > >> > To get a good picture of the servers use of memory we have to look at >> more >> > then "top" as ics say. >> > >> > If I look at "top" on our servers I se 15% mem is used by one instance of >> > srcds, the other 3 is using less then 4%. >> > If I then does a "ps aux" then non of srcds is using more then 3-4% mem. >> > >> > Please check this site about memory problems >> > http://rimuhosting.com/howto/memory.jsp >> > >> > We have many servers running and having no problems with memory. >> > its more problems with updates and plugins. >> > >> > But if you want to restart them once a week- use cron, >> > >> > Good Luck ! >> > >> > Peter >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "ics" <[email protected]> >> > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" >> > <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:43 PM >> > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] L4D / SRCDS Linux - Memory leak. >> > >> > >> >> Linux reserves all memory to its use so for example cmd top may show >> >> thata all memory is "used" but when the all memory is really on use (as >> >> shown with cmd free), the server first starts swap to disk and when swap >> >> (that's usually 2x the memory installed) runs out, shit hits the fan. >> >> >> >> Just kill the process to free memory and restart it. Its not that big >> >> deal to do once a week, or sooner, depending the count of the servers / >> >> memory on the machine. >> >> >> >> -ics >> >> >> >> Guillaume Parent kirjoitti: >> >>> What the heck? Of course it's a problem! Nobody wants his box to leak >> >>> memory until a crash inevitably happens! >> >>> >> >>>> Linux dont use memory as Windows does. >> >>>> >> >>>> Its not a problem... >> >>>> >> >>>> Peter >> >>>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> >>> please visit: >> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> >> please visit: >> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> > >> >> -- >> >> Dave Parker >> Utica College >> Integrated Information Technology Services >> (315) 792-3229 >> Registered Linux User #408177 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
