tlaro...@polynum.com writes: > On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 12:42:13PM +0200, Tobias Nygren wrote: >> On Fri, 28 Jul 2023 20:04:56 -0400 >> Greg Troxel <g...@lexort.com> wrote: >> >> > The upstream code tries to find a min/target/max under the assumption >> > that there is a mechanism to free memory under pressure -- which there >> > is not. >> >> There exists ZFS code which hooks into UVM to drain memory -- but part >> of it is ifdef __i386 for some reason. See arc_kmem_reap_now(). > > FWIW, with jemalloc, there is the possibility to configure to give back > memory to the system. > > Since jemalloc is incorporated in NetBSD, one(TM) should perhaps look if > the feature is available and what has to be done in this area to use > it.
It's unlikely reasonable to rototill the way zfs allocates memory. The issue is just that things aren't hooked up.
