Just to be clear on this... FreeSWITCH pools memory. This is done for performance reasons, once memory is allocated, its not nessecarily free()¹d when a call dies. It is normal for the box to increase in memory usage and then level off at some point... example: its not unusual to see a very busy box during the daytime using 2G of ram, then at night use that same 2G of ram since FS will recycle it later. This is actually a good thing since we arent calling malloc() all the time... You can use the fsctl reclaim_mem command ona busy box to get fs to go thru and free() some of that memory but don¹t expect it to free it all as it will keep some around. There are also session limits, sps limits, and in sofia limits to concurrent dialogs, this settings are there you help you control how much traffic the box will handle and thus either limit the resources it will use or keep it from melting down on itself K From: Charles Boening <charlieb@cot.net> Reply-To: "freeswitch-dev@lists.freeswitch.org" <freeswitch-dev@lists.freeswitch.org> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:09:56 -0700 To: "'freeswitch-dev@lists.freeswitch.org'" <freeswitch-dev@lists.freeswitch.org> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-dev] [BULK] Re: [BULK] Re: [BULK] Re: Memory Leak? - FreeSWITCH Version 1.0.4pre5 That¹s good to know. Thank you again for the rapid responses and such. It is greatly appreciated. :) Charlie From: freeswitch-dev-bounces@lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:freeswitch-dev-bounces@lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Anthony Minessale Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:14 PM To: freeswitch-dev@lists.freeswitch.org Subject: [BULK] Re: [Freeswitch-dev] [BULK] Re: [BULK] Re: Memory Leak? - FreeSWITCH Version 1.0.4pre5 Importance: Low 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@cot.net> wrote: I¹m sure the email app uses way more. It¹s Outlook after all. :) So what you¹re 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@lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:freeswitch-dev-bounces@lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Anthony Minessale Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 5:10 AM To: freeswitch-dev@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@cot.net> wrote: I don¹t 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 wasn¹t restarting properly. I¹ve removed that job and we¹ll see how long we last. I¹m still concerned about the ever increasing memory usage though. I would think that if it doesn¹t level off, eventually something has to give. Here¹s what I have for a memory usage graph so far. As you can see, memory usage is constantly climbing. I wouldn¹t think this would be normal. Since I updated to 1.0.4pre5, I¹ve made a couple test calls to make sure the IVR was working correctly. Other than that, the system hasn¹t been used since the update about 11 hours ago. From: freeswitch-dev-bounces@lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:freeswitch-dev-bounces@lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Anthony Minessale Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 5:48 PM To: freeswitch-dev@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@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@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@lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:freeswitch-dev-bounces@lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Brian West Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 4:45 PM To: freeswitch-dev@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 <http://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

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