Re: Possible memory leak in 2.3stable2?????

> I have Squid 2.3stable2 installed on a Mac OS X 1.2 Server (BSD 4.4). I
> have the "cache_mem" in the squid.conf file set to 128mb (the server has
> 512mb installed). I have been having some crashing problems (runs fine
> for a day or two), so I watched the squid process with top for the
> better part of a day, and I saw the squid proccess go from using around
> 100mb to using over 300mb (well above where I have the "cache_mem" set;
> I assume that if I let it keep going the machine will run out of memory,
> thus causing a crash). I shutdown the squid proccess and wait 2 to 3
> minutes, then, after top says the memory has cleared, I restart squid.
> Then it's memory usage is acceptable again, but as the day goes on, it
> climbs well beyond what I have "cache_mem" set at again.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions/solutions?

in the FAQ you can fine some explanation of this ( given by Henry), you
should decrease cache_mem, it's only for hot object not for the entire
squid.

Roger
>
> Thanks,
>
> Byron
>
Received on Sat Mar 18 2000 - 14:22:07 MST