FYI: Based on a forum thread, I just created this page: http://wiki.rsyslog.com/index.php/Reducing_memory_usage
I think it actually describes the source of the 8MB memory blocks. Rainer > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:rsyslog- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Biebl > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 11:11 AM > To: rsyslog-users > Subject: [rsyslog] Is rsyslog leaking memory? > > Hi, > > I'm running rsyslog 3.20.2 > > I noticed the following: > # /etc/init.d/rsyslog restart > VSZ RSS (as reported by ps) > 27100 1184 > # logger foo > 27100 1196 > # logger foo (1000x) > 27100 1200 > # logger foo (1000x) > 27100 1204 > # logger foo (1000x) > 27100 1208 > > and so on. > > > This made me wonder, if rsyslog is leaking memory somewhere. > > I also noticed, that for each loaded module, rsyslog resevers exactly > 8 Mb of anoymous memory (pmap -d `pgrep rsyslog`) > With a couple of loaded modules you easily get over 50Mb VSZ. > > > Michael > -- > Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the > universe are pointed away from Earth? > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com
