On 11/5/07, Alexey Verkhovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/5/07, Kirk Haines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 11/5/07, Thomas Balthazar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I never see the two Mongrel processes memory footprint decrease. > > > Is it normal? > > Ruby is a garbage collected language. Ruby has a conservative mark > > and sweep garbage collector. > > But Ruby processes never release memory back to the operating system. > So, the fact that its RSS never goes down is normal. > > In normal circumstances, Mongrel should grow up to some point around > 60-120 Mb and stay there. 300 Mb and growing is a sure sign you have a > memory leak somewhere. > > -- > Alexey Verkhovsky > CruiseControl.rb [http://cruisecontrolrb.thoughtworks.com] > RubyWorks [http://rubyworks.thoughtworks.com] > _______________________________________________ > Mongrel-users mailing list > Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users >
Hello Alexey, > 300 Mb and growing is a sure sign you have a memory leak somewhere. What would you suggest me to investigate? Thanks, Thomas. _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
