[Freeswitch-dev] [BULK] Re: [BULK] Re: Memory Leak? - FreeSWITCH Version 1.0.4pre5

Sat Apr 25 16:14:07 PDT 2009

it may for some time but it will eventually level off

anywhere from 20 to 700 megs is within normal parameters even on an idle
box.

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Charles Boening <charlieb at cot.net> wrote:

>  I’m sure the email app uses way more.  It’s Outlook after all.  :)
>
>
>
> So what you’re saying is the FS will continue to consume memory for future
> use even if nothing is going on?
>
>
>
> Thanks for the information and taking the time to address my concerns.
>
>
>
>
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* freeswitch-dev-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:
> freeswitch-dev-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] *On Behalf Of *Anthony
> Minessale
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 25, 2009 5:10 AM
> *To:* freeswitch-dev at lists.freeswitch.org
> *Subject:* [BULK] Re: [Freeswitch-dev] [BULK] Re: Memory Leak? -
> FreeSWITCH Version 1.0.4pre5
> *Importance:* Low
>
>
>
> freeswitch uses memory pooling and so do some of it's individual
> components.
> you can expect it to build up to several hundered megs of ram and save it
> for reuse.
>
> I bet the email app you are using to write this email is using more ram
> than that chart depicts.
>
>
>
>  On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 2:31 AM, Charles Boening <charlieb at cot.net>
> wrote:
>
> I don’t see any core files.  However, I talked with one of my other guys
> this evening and found out he put in a cron job that was supposed to kill FS
> and restart it every day at 3am.  I think there was something wrong with how
> he did it and FS wasn’t restarting properly.  I’ve removed that job and
> we’ll see how long we last.  I’m still concerned about the ever increasing
> memory usage though.  I would think that if it doesn’t level off, eventually
> something has to give.
>
>
>
> Here’s what I have for a memory usage graph so far.  As you can see, memory
> usage is constantly climbing.  I wouldn’t think this would be normal.  Since
> I updated to 1.0.4pre5, I’ve made a couple test calls to make sure the IVR
> was working correctly.  Other than that, the system hasn’t been used since
> the update about 11 hours ago.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* freeswitch-dev-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:
> freeswitch-dev-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] *On Behalf Of *Anthony
> Minessale
> *Sent:* Friday, April 24, 2009 5:48 PM
>
>
> *To:* freeswitch-dev at lists.freeswitch.org
>
> *Subject:* [BULK] Re: [Freeswitch-dev] Memory Leak? - FreeSWITCH Version
> 1.0.4pre5
> *Importance:* Low
>
>
>
> if it already crashed, you would already have core files now you could
> trace.
> did you witness any crash or find any core files?
>
> mention to the boss if he emails consulting at freeswitch.org he could
> purchase a support contract from
> FreeSWITCH Solutions and we can make sure his box is stable.
>
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Charles Boening <charlieb at cot.net> wrote:
>
> Brian,
>
> Sounds good.  I'll keep an eye on it.
>
> I appreciate the tips.  I'll see about joining the IRC channel.  :)
>
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: freeswitch-dev-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:
> freeswitch-dev-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Brian West
>
> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 4:45 PM
> To: freeswitch-dev at lists.freeswitch.org
> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-dev] Memory Leak? - FreeSWITCH Version 1.0.4pre5
>
> If you can please refer to the wiki for debugging procedures... I also
> recommend you join us on IRC.  We run conference.freeswitch.org with
> many participants in a conference all day long without any problems
> and we usually keep it up to date every few days when we remember to
> do so.  We do not see any memory leaks.
>
> http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Reporting_Bugs
>
> If freeswitch exits like you say it'll have a core file which you can
> run gdb on and it will tell us why it crashed usually.
>
> /b
>
>
> On Apr 24, 2009, at 6:36 PM, Charles Boening wrote:
>
> > Brian,
> >
> > Thanks for the quick reply.
> >
> > I'm using FS for a conference server.  We have just one conference
> > room for internal use.  It is connected via a SIP registration to
> > our MetaSwitch.  That registration allows multiple calls on the same
> > registration.  I could do a SIP trunk but this was quick and easy to
> > setup.
> >
> > I'm concerned that FS quit unexpectedly a few time (pre4 not pre5)
> > and that's how I got to poking around.  Sounds like maybe I'm being
> > a little alarmist.  It's just harsh when the boss asks why the
> > conference room isn't working.  :)
> >
> > I'll see if I can get something setup to monitor memory usage over
> > time.  I'm just concerned that over time memory will keep increasing
> > and increasing and that's what caused the process to crash.
> >
> > What would you suggest to try and track down why the FS process
> > would suddenly stop working (not in process list even)?
> >
> > Charlie
>
> Brian West
> brian at freeswitch.org
>
> -- Meet us at ClueCon!  http://www.cluecon.com
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Freeswitch-dev mailing list
> Freeswitch-dev at lists.freeswitch.org
> http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-dev
> UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-dev
> http://www.freeswitch.org
>
> _______________________________________________
> Freeswitch-dev mailing list
> Freeswitch-dev at lists.freeswitch.org
> http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-dev
> UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-dev
> http://www.freeswitch.org
>
>
>
>
> --
> Anthony Minessale II
>
> FreeSWITCH http://www.freeswitch.org/
> ClueCon http://www.cluecon.com/
>
> AIM: anthm
> MSN:anthony_minessale at hotmail.com <MSN%3Aanthony_minessale at hotmail.com>
> GTALK/JABBER/PAYPAL:anthony.minessale at gmail.com<PAYPAL%3Aanthony.minessale at gmail.com>
> IRC: irc.freenode.net #freeswitch
>
> FreeSWITCH Developer Conference
> sip:888 at conference.freeswitch.org <sip%3A888 at conference.freeswitch.org>
> iax:guest at conference.freeswitch.org/888
> googletalk:conf+888 at conference.freeswitch.org<googletalk%3Aconf%2B888 at conference.freeswitch.org>
> pstn:213-799-1400
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Freeswitch-dev mailing list
> Freeswitch-dev at lists.freeswitch.org
> http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-dev
> UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-dev
> http://www.freeswitch.org
>
>
>
>
> --
> Anthony Minessale II
>
> FreeSWITCH http://www.freeswitch.org/
> ClueCon http://www.cluecon.com/
>
> AIM: anthm
> MSN:anthony_minessale at hotmail.com <MSN%3Aanthony_minessale at hotmail.com>
> GTALK/JABBER/PAYPAL:anthony.minessale at gmail.com<PAYPAL%3Aanthony.minessale at gmail.com>
> IRC: irc.freenode.net #freeswitch
>
> FreeSWITCH Developer Conference
> sip:888 at conference.freeswitch.org <sip%3A888 at conference.freeswitch.org>
> iax:guest at conference.freeswitch.org/888
> googletalk:conf+888 at conference.freeswitch.org<googletalk%3Aconf%2B888 at conference.freeswitch.org>
> pstn:213-799-1400
>
> _______________________________________________
> Freeswitch-dev mailing list
> Freeswitch-dev at lists.freeswitch.org
> http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-dev
> UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-dev
> http://www.freeswitch.org
>
>

-- 
Anthony Minessale II

FreeSWITCH http://www.freeswitch.org/
ClueCon http://www.cluecon.com/

AIM: anthm
MSN:anthony_minessale at hotmail.com <MSN%3Aanthony_minessale at hotmail.com>
GTALK/JABBER/PAYPAL:anthony.minessale at gmail.com<PAYPAL%3Aanthony.minessale at gmail.com>
IRC: irc.freenode.net #freeswitch

FreeSWITCH Developer Conference
sip:888 at conference.freeswitch.org <sip%3A888 at conference.freeswitch.org>
iax:guest at conference.freeswitch.org/888
googletalk:conf+888 at conference.freeswitch.org<googletalk%3Aconf%2B888 at conference.freeswitch.org>
pstn:213-799-1400
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.freeswitch.org/pipermail/freeswitch-dev/attachments/20090425/f2bfdefb/attachment-0001.html 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 14707 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.freeswitch.org/pipermail/freeswitch-dev/attachments/20090425/f2bfdefb/attachment-0001.png 