Franklin, Kevin writes: > We are running an extremely large instance of mysql version 3.23.46 on > Solaris 2.8. We are attempting to use a software version compiled 64 bit > and have been experiencing memory related server crashes. > > The behavior suggests that we are still unable to use more than 4G of > memory. > > If the server is started with the following settings: > > key_buffer=4608M > max_allowed_packet=1M > table_cache=1024 > record_buffer=1M > sort_buffer=1M > thread_cache=12 > thread_concurrency=12 > myisam_sort_buffer_size=512M > > We observe the following symptoms / problems: > (1) A "mysqladmin variables" call shows that the key_buffer is set to be 1 > G, not 4.5G. > (2) Under any sort of database load, the server crashes with the following > error output: > > mysql got signal 10; > This could be because you hit a bug. It is also possible that this binary > or one of the libraries it was linked against is corrupt, improperly built, > or misconfigured. This error can also be caused by malfunctioning hardware. > We will try our best to scrape up some info that will hopefully help > diagnose the problem, but since we have already crashed, something is > definitely wrong and this may fail. > > key_buffer_size=4831834112 > record_buffer=1044480 > sort_buffer=1048568 > max_used_connections=0 > max_connections=512 > threads_connected=1 > It is possible that mysqld could use up to > key_buffer_size + (record_buffer + sort_buffer)*max_connections = 5765112 K > bytes of memory > Hope that's okay, if not, decrease some variables in the equation. > > > If the server is started with more modest settings (e.g., > key_buffer_size=2G), mysql operates correctly. Additionally, "mysqladmin > variables" shows a correct key_buffer value. > > System memory is not a constraint ( 6 G real memory and 14.5 G swap).
Hi! This is a problem that we would like to take a look at !! Please provide us with details on how have you built MySQL. For the start ... -- Regards, __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Mr. Sinisa Milivojevic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ MySQL AB, Fulltime Developer /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ Larnaca, Cyprus <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php