From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 3 06:56:45 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1DDD16A420 for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 06:56:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org) Received: from sdf.lonestar.org (mx.freeshell.ORG [192.94.73.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBE1243D66 for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 06:56:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org) Received: from sdf.lonestar.org (IDENT:edoneel@ukato.freeshell.org [192.94.73.7]) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.13.1/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j936uXwt001477 for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 06:56:33 GMT Received: (from edoneel@localhost) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.13.1/8.12.8/Submit) id j936uXF3017251 for freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 06:56:33 GMT Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 06:56:33 +0000 From: "Bruce O'Neel" To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20051003065633.GA7536@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> References: <20051003064233.GA7398@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051003064233.GA7398@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: Tuning memory usage X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 06:56:46 -0000 Hi, Is it possible that the correct sysctl is vm.dmmax? On my system this is set to 32. Thanks. cheers bruce On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 06:42:33AM +0000, Bruce O'Neel wrote: > Hi, > > I have a normally unloaded 5.4-release systems with 256 meg of memory > and 2 CPUs. Every 20 mins a job starts that runs 1 process per CPU, > so 2 in this case. Each process gets SIZE to 130 meg or so, but, RES > never climbs above 32meg or so. > > While running, top shows 34 meg buffer and 12 meg cache. > > Oddly enough when I only run one of the two processes the RES size > still doesn't climb above 32meg or so. > > Is there some setting to let RES get bigger? I would help with these > jobs. > > I realize, of course, the more memory would help the problem. I'm just > waiting for ebay.ch to have something sensible. > > cheers > > bruce > > -- > edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org > SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org