Re: NetBSD 9.0 Huge Memory Usage

[John m0t]

Here is the vmstat results:
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/171-netbsd-90-huge-memory-usage/8



----- Reply to message -----
Subject: NetBSD 9.0 Huge Memory Usage
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020, 12:25
From:  John m0t <j0...@inbox.lv>
To:  netbsd-users <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
> Hello;
> I have this problem from the first boot after installation.
> The memory usage is normal but it grows exponentially.
> The memory that gets consumed won't be returned to the system.
> after 14hrs of computer just setting idle the memory would grow about 5GB.
> at first I thought it is about firefox but removing it from the equation did 
> nothing.
> the whole system is the culprit.
> As you will see below I started killing the high memory usage processes till 
> I reach the the X itself. even killing it won't release the used memory.
> I have to restart evey 2hrs or so. I can't work like this.
> ```
> NetBSD localhost 9.0 NetBSD 9.0 (GENERIC) #0: Fri Feb 14 00:06:28 UTC 2020 
> mkre...@mkrepro.netbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC amd64
> ```
> Intel CPU T9300
> 8GB of DDR2 Memory

> [url=https://postimg.cc/ykV9yY7W][img]https://i.postimg.cc/ykV9yY7W/4fb9-img-20200419-111849.jpg[/img][/url]

> [url=https://postimg.cc/njS8Sh6Z][img]https://i.postimg.cc/njS8Sh6Z/jtzk-img-20200418-225827.jpg[/img][/url]

> [url=https://postimg.cc/vDwSM9tj][img]https://i.postimg.cc/vDwSM9tj/uctx-img-20200409-051813.jpg[/img][/url]

> [url=https://postimg.cc/7JSVGB1c][img]https://i.postimg.cc/7JSVGB1c/v9p8-img-20200419-111845.jpg[/img][/url]

> Full account at :
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/171-netbsd-90-huge-memory-usage