Same problem here. I have written a script to cycle spamd when the CPU hits a load average of 8 for now.
QQQQ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Justin Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 5:53 AM Subject: Re: Re: SA 3.0.2 MASSIVE memory cpu problems | please help! still no solution for that! | still massive CPU and Mem problems | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 16.03.2005 19:56:54: | | > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- | > Hash: SHA1 | | > | > I would suggest running with -D and monitoring spamd memory size | > as it starts up. Something is causing it to balloon to massive | > sizes after startup. | | > Presumably you are limiting the size of the messages sent in for | scanning, | > as recommended in the documentation? Scanning messages over 500KB in size | > will result in a corresponding increase in resident size for the scanner | > process, so a very large message could cause a massive scanner process. | > (spamc will do this limit by default.) | | > Also you're the first person on linux to note the "select timeout | > failed" bug. could you attach output from strace and "spamd -D" | > to a new bugzilla bug on this? | | > - --j. | | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | > > Greg, | > > i have | > > | > > use_auto_whitelist 0 | > > | > > in the local.cf | > > | > > But thanks anyway | > > Wolfgang | > > | > > "Greg Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am 16.03.2005 13:54:24: | > > | > > > Some users have had problems with corrupt AWL database after upgrade | of | > > > Spamassassin. Try disabling AWL to see if that is your issue. | > > | > > > | > > > -----Original Message----- | > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:44 AM | > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > > Subject: SA 3.0.2 MASSIVE memory cpu problems | > > | > > > | > > > Dear collegues, | > > | > > > I'm having still extrem problems with memory and cpu consumation of | SA | > > > 3.0.2 spamd; | > > | > > > PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ Command | > > > 19098 exim 30 5 399m 398m 34m R 99.7 65.8 1:37.47 spamd | > > > 19121 exim 20 5 111m 111m 34m S 0.7 4.4 0:20.78 spamd | > > > 24591 exim 22 5 75844 74m 35m S 0.0 2.9 0:02.90 spamd | > > > 25802 exim 21 5 75040 73m 35m S 0.0 2.9 0:01.46 spamd | > > > 20548 exim 20 5 69836 68m 67m S 0.0 2.7 0:03.03 spamd | > > > 26479 exim 20 5 69836 68m 67m S 0.0 2.7 0:00.00 spamd | > > | > > > I already limited the # of children to 5 and the # of connections to | 20 | > > > my own comment on this problem some month (restart spamd daily) does | not | > > > work anymore; | > > | > > > I've seen, there is a patch in Bugzilla addressing this problem, | which | > > > hasn't made his | > > > way into 3.0.2; I tried to apply it against 3.0.2 with the following | > > > result: | > > | > > > Mar 16 05:47:03 saxophon spamd[5201]: prefork: select timeout failed! | > > > recovering | > > > (repeated 20x and more) | > > | > > > the only solution for the moment is to restart spamd on an hourly | basis | > > ?! | > > | > > > WHAT CAN I DO? | > > | > > > Wolfgang | > > > P.S.: some environment | > > | > > > perl -v | > > > This is perl, v5.8.0 built for i586-linux-thread-multi | > > | > > > saxophon:~ # spamassassin -V | > > > SpamAssassin version 3.0.2 | > > > running on Perl version | > > > saxophon:~ # uname -a | > > > Linux saxophon 2.4.20-64GB-SMP #1 SMP Fri Jan 14 15:08:48 UTC 2005 | i686 | > > > unknown unknown GNU/Linux | > > | > > > | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | > > > Wolfgang Fuertbauer (E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) | > > > EBEWE Pharma | > > > Mondseestrasse 11 | > > > 4866 Unterach, Austria | > > > Tel: ++43 7665 8123 315 | > > > Fax: ++43 7665 8123 11 | > > > http://www.ebewe.com | > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- | > Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) | > Comment: Exmh CVS | | > iD8DBQFCOIF2MJF5cimLx9ARApqoAJ46iCjfM13XD0MF08ViuuduVW6ASACfRat9 | > XaB8642NZWeXoclyDuLXR0g= | > =v3ys | > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Wolfgang Fuertbauer (E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) | EBEWE Pharma | Mondseestrasse 11 | 4866 Unterach, Austria | Tel: ++43 7665 8123 315 | Fax: ++43 7665 8123 11 | http://www.ebewe.com | |
