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Subject: Re: Tracking down "kern.ipc.maxpipekva exceeded"
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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.