Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On 08.11.2012 15:14, Luming Yu wrote: hmmmake sens? maybe we can't use tmp-on-tmpfs feature in f18 but why not having disk to backup tmpfs under memory pressure? It should. tmpfs should use all available RAM+swap. But then I guess you have no swap, and the kernel simply is desperately trying to find memory for a slab/slub or whatever. OOM killer can't help because the temp file uses the space, not a process. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Luming Yu wrote: > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Ortwin Glück wrote: >> >> >> On 08.11.2012 14:28, Luming Yu wrote: >>> >>> As I just noticed that I couldn't quit from mutt due to tmpfs is full. >> >> >> That's also pointing towards high memory pressure. > > watch "cat /proc/meminfo" just showed me the progress > mutt was creating a very large tmp file in /tmp/ until "memfree" reached a > watermark then failed with a message like " no space in /tmp" > > sounds like I can't use mutt if my mutt mail file is close to the > physical memory > I have when tmp-on-tmpfs is enabled.. > > hmmmake sens? maybe we can't use tmp-on-tmpfs feature in f18 but why not having disk to backup tmpfs under memory pressure? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Ortwin Glück wrote: > > > On 08.11.2012 14:28, Luming Yu wrote: >> >> As I just noticed that I couldn't quit from mutt due to tmpfs is full. > > > That's also pointing towards high memory pressure. watch "cat /proc/meminfo" just showed me the progress mutt was creating a very large tmp file in /tmp/ until "memfree" reached a watermark then failed with a message like " no space in /tmp" sounds like I can't use mutt if my mutt mail file is close to the physical memory I have when tmp-on-tmpfs is enabled.. hmmmake sens? maybe we can't use tmp-on-tmpfs feature in f18 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On 08.11.2012 14:28, Luming Yu wrote: As I just noticed that I couldn't quit from mutt due to tmpfs is full. That's also pointing towards high memory pressure. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:09 AM, Ortwin Glück wrote: > To me this looks like an issue with swap. Can you try without swap > (swapoff)? Not sure but my random guess is it could be related to a small tmpfs in my setting tmpfs1869900 240 1869660 1% /tmp As I just noticed that I couldn't quit from mutt due to tmpfs is full. Maybe it was just shrinking tmpfs caused problem? then I can think of deleting tmpfs from my setup.. /l -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
To me this looks like an issue with swap. Can you try without swap (swapoff)? Ortwin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
To me this looks like an issue with swap. Can you try without swap (swapoff)? Ortwin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:09 AM, Ortwin Glück o...@odi.ch wrote: To me this looks like an issue with swap. Can you try without swap (swapoff)? Not sure but my random guess is it could be related to a small tmpfs in my setting tmpfs1869900 240 1869660 1% /tmp As I just noticed that I couldn't quit from mutt due to tmpfs is full. Maybe it was just shrinking tmpfs caused problem? then I can think of deleting tmpfs from my setup.. /l -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On 08.11.2012 14:28, Luming Yu wrote: As I just noticed that I couldn't quit from mutt due to tmpfs is full. That's also pointing towards high memory pressure. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Ortwin Glück o...@odi.ch wrote: On 08.11.2012 14:28, Luming Yu wrote: As I just noticed that I couldn't quit from mutt due to tmpfs is full. That's also pointing towards high memory pressure. watch cat /proc/meminfo just showed me the progress mutt was creating a very large tmp file in /tmp/ until memfree reached a watermark then failed with a message like no space in /tmp sounds like I can't use mutt if my mutt mail file is close to the physical memory I have when tmp-on-tmpfs is enabled.. hmmmake sens? maybe we can't use tmp-on-tmpfs feature in f18 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Luming Yu luming...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Ortwin Glück o...@odi.ch wrote: On 08.11.2012 14:28, Luming Yu wrote: As I just noticed that I couldn't quit from mutt due to tmpfs is full. That's also pointing towards high memory pressure. watch cat /proc/meminfo just showed me the progress mutt was creating a very large tmp file in /tmp/ until memfree reached a watermark then failed with a message like no space in /tmp sounds like I can't use mutt if my mutt mail file is close to the physical memory I have when tmp-on-tmpfs is enabled.. hmmmake sens? maybe we can't use tmp-on-tmpfs feature in f18 but why not having disk to backup tmpfs under memory pressure? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [headache] 3.7.0-rc2 can't handle mutt (with 3.7G mail file) +FF (4 tabs) on a 4G memory+4 core system ?
On 08.11.2012 15:14, Luming Yu wrote: hmmmake sens? maybe we can't use tmp-on-tmpfs feature in f18 but why not having disk to backup tmpfs under memory pressure? It should. tmpfs should use all available RAM+swap. But then I guess you have no swap, and the kernel simply is desperately trying to find memory for a slab/slub or whatever. OOM killer can't help because the temp file uses the space, not a process. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
