it's not even in the top, all what is in the top is httpd, mysqld, top,
rsync
also the application doesn't take that long i.e running time on the command
root user (works fine):
real 0m0.097s
user 0m0.001s
sys 0m0.059s
another user (faulty):
real 0m0.040s
user 0m0.001s
sys 0m0.031s
On 4/5/07, Khamis Siksek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The 2GB memory is free while your readdir is running?
> run readdir and top (to monitor the system), check readdir status in top
> and send us a snapshot of it.
>
> On 4/5/07, Ala'a Ibrahim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > root:
> > core file size (blocks, -c) 0
> > data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited
> > file size (blocks, -f) unlimited
> > pending signals (-i) 1024
> > max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 32
> > max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited
> > open files (-n) 1024
> > pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8
> > POSIX message queues (bytes, -q) 819200
> > stack size (kbytes, -s) 10240
> > cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited
> > max user processes (-u) 74752
> > virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited
> > file locks (-x) unlimited
> > the other user:
> > core file size (blocks, -c) 0
> > data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited
> > file size (blocks, -f) unlimited
> > pending signals (-i) 1024
> > max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 32
> > max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited
> > open files (-n) 1024
> > pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8
> > POSIX message queues (bytes, -q) 819200
> > stack size (kbytes, -s) 10240
> > cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited
> > max user processes (-u) 74752
> > virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited
> > file locks (-x) unlimited
> >
> > they are identical
> >
> > On 4/5/07, Yaman Saqqa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Do you mind sending the output of `ulimit -a` ran once as root and
> > > once as the user you're running the code with.
> > >
> > > On 4/5/07, Ala'a Ibrahim < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > thanks Yaman,
> > > > the error code it's returning is 12, which is Cannot allocate
> > > > memory.
> > > > I checked the ram there is 2 GB free there, and the folder is not
> > > > that huge.
> > > >
> > > > On 4/5/07, Yaman Saqqa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Let's start by modifying the code to check errno after the NULL
> > > > > returns to figure out what exactly is the error.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 4/5/07, Ala'a Ibrahim < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > > I'm having this problems, a couple of days ago, one of the
> > > > > > servers started to have some problems with readdir, I've written
> > > > > > this code
> > > > > > to test:
> > > > > > #include <sys/types.h>
> > > > > > #include <dirent.h>
> > > > > > #include <string.h>
> > > > > > #include <stdlib.h>
> > > > > > #include <stdio.h>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > int thruDirectories (char *dirName) {
> > > > > > DIR *directory;
> > > > > > struct dirent *fileData;
> > > > > > char newdirname[5000] = "";
> > > > > > size_t leng;
> > > > > > directory = opendir(dirName);
> > > > > > while(fileData = readdir(directory)) {
> > > > > > if(fileData->d_name[0] == '.') {
> > > > > > continue;
> > > > > > }
> > > > > > if(fileData->d_type == 4) {
> > > > > > leng = strlen(dirName) + strlen(fileData->d_name) +
> > > > > > 2;
> > > > > > newdirname[0]='\0';
> > > > > > strcat(newdirname,dirName);
> > > > > > strcat(newdirname,"/");
> > > > > > strcat(newdirname,fileData->d_name);
> > > > > > fprintf(stderr,"dirname is %s\n" ,newdirname);
> > > > > > thruDirectories(newdirname);
> > > > > > continue;
> > > > > > }
> > > > > > fprintf(stderr,"%s/%s\n",dirName,fileData->d_name );
> > > > > > }
> > > > > > closedir(directory);
> > > > > > return 0;
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > main() {
> > > > > > thruDirectories("Desktop");
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > this code is supposed to go through a directory, parse it's
> > > > > > print it's content, if it's a directory, recursively parse it again.
> > > > > > now if you are root, everything works fine.
> > > > > > any other user, some of the subdirectories would not get parsed
> > > > > > due to that readdir is returning NULL the first time it gets in (it
> > > > > > even
> > > > > > doesn't get the '.' and '..' folders).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and yes I've checked the files permissions, ulimit, glibc, and
> > > > > > now I'm out of ideas. and the problem only started a couple of days
> > > > > > ago, it
> > > > > > was running fine before. running the original code on other servers
> > > > > > doesn't
> > > > > > have a problem
> > > > > > anybody have a clue ... please help me out. as now the only
> > > > > > solution I have is to back up the server, and reinstall Linux, and
> > > > > > I'm
> > > > > > hoping not to reach that point.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Ala'a A. Ibrahim
> > > > > > http://guru.alaa-ibrahim.com/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > abulyomon
> > > > >
> > > > > www.KiLLTHeUPLiNK.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ala'a A. Ibrahim
> > > > http://guru.alaa-ibrahim.com/
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > abulyomon
> > >
> > > www.KiLLTHeUPLiNK.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ala'a A. Ibrahim
> > http://guru.alaa-ibrahim.com/
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Khamis Siksek
> http://saksoook.blogspot.com
> >
>
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