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Date:      19 May 2005 13:44:20 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Tracking down "kern.ipc.maxpipekva exceeded"
Message-ID:  <447jhvm7pn.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <20050519172811.GA1113@aurora.oekb.co.at>
References:  <20050512085147.GA2114@aurora.oekb.co.at> <444qd7z2pi.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20050519172811.GA1113@aurora.oekb.co.at>

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Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at> writes:

> > 
> > I would suggest keeping an eye on kern.ipc.pipekva and trying to
> > correlate any changes to the activity on the system at the time.
> 
> I've already set this up - and it slowly (over days) is creeping up, e.g.
> 
> 
> May 12 18:00:58 CEST 2005: kern.ipc.pipekva: 114688
> May 19 19:23:29 CEST 2005: kern.ipc.pipekva: 262144
> 
> At least I know what kern.ipc.pipekva is rising but, for me the most
> interesting part is, what actually is using up these resources? 
> 
> Is there any chance to get hold of the respective process/program?

ipcs(1) might help.



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