Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 09:18:42 -0500 (CDT) From: mark tinguely <tinguely@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> To: dphoenix@bravenet.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: memory + apache Message-ID: <200108301418.f7UEIgc50465@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> In-Reply-To: <20010828054406.Q99717-100000@gandalf.bravenet.com>
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Once a page gets backed into swap backstore, it will remain until the application exits. The page may be brought back to physical memory and be used from physical memory. It was decided back in the early days that it was not worth the effort to remove the page from backstore until the program exitted. Is your memory/CPU peaks periodic enough to watch with top(1) or other diagnostic tool. Something is eating your memory (like a run-away CGI). --mark tinguely. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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