[Freeswitch-dev] freeswitch HANGING (process exists but stops responding)

[Nuno Reis]

Another eventually important tip:

This is happening at least with freeswitch versions 1.2.3 and 1.2.8.

Thanks.

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On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Nuno Reis <nreis at wavecom.pt> wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> I've been experiencing a problem with freeswitch where it stops responding
> (doesn't answer any SIP REQUESTS) and produces the following output in the
> log file every time the symptom happens:
>
> 2013-08-12 15:18:31.488906 [WARNING] switch_event.c:552 Create event
> dispatch thread 1
> 2013-08-12 15:18:31.578906 [WARNING] switch_event.c:554 Create additional
> event dispatch thread 2
> 2013-08-12 15:18:31.598907 [WARNING] switch_event.c:554 Create additional
> event dispatch thread 3
> 2013-08-12 15:18:31.648904 [WARNING] switch_event.c:554 Create additional
> event dispatch thread 4
> 2013-08-12 15:18:31.728905 [WARNING] switch_event.c:554 Create additional
> event dispatch thread 5
> 2013-08-12 15:19:04.348914 [CONSOLE] sofia.c:1602 MSG Thread 4 Started
>
> After this, i can see that the process exists and i can get to the fs_cli
> prompt, although none of the normal command like: show calls work. The
> command simply hangs without returning back a response.
> I think this could be memory related, although can't find a reasonable
> explanation to that. I had 4GB of physical RAM available + 512MB for SWAP
> on a CentOS x86_64 machine and the OS was using like about 800MB but if i
> considered  the cached amount of memory, it was like a total of 3.8GB which
> from what i understand is normal in linux, since the kernel tries to cache
> all the available memory over time.
> Nevertheless i've decided to give the machine more 4GB RAM and SWAP is now
> 16GB, so now i've 8GB total for physical RAM and 16GB SWAP which solved the
> problem at least temporarily and made freeswitch stop getting back into the
> symptom described above.
> I can see that the cached memory is again growing over time. I still don't
> know if I'll end up with the same symptom again when the total used memory
> (used+ cached) gets near the 8GB.
>
> Anyone has had this symptom before too?
> Some feedback is appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
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> *Nuno Miguel Reis* | *Unified Communication** Systems*
> M. +351 913907481 | nreis at wavecom.pt
> WAVECOM-Soluções Rádio, S.A.
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> 3800-639 AVEIRO | Portugal
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