Mine does the same thing and my setup is similar to yours. What I've heard is that it is the pop3 deamon that sucks it up. I hear if you replace it with Qpopper, there is a good improvement. I'm upgrading soon from 512mg ram to 1024mg, just got I got a great deal on it, and I wanna see if it will still max out. Right now it cuts into swap at times also. I may try Qpopper also if that doesn't work. > Hello, > > I am not sure if this is a problem with the kernel or due to the nature of > the programs I am running.... >>From a fresh boot, memory usage averages around the 170 MB and as time > passes it gradually increases to grab nearly all the available RAM (500MB) > > I was wondering if a recompilation of the kernel would help in resolving > the > memory problem.....Any suggestion or advice? > > [root@mail root]# cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > cpu family : 6 > model : 4 > model name : AMD Athlon(tm) processor > stepping : 2 > cpu MHz : 995.566 > cache size : 256 KB > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_bug : no > f00f_bug : no > coma_bug : no > fpu : yes > fpu_exception : yes > cpuid level : 1 > wp : yes > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov > pat pse36 mmx fxsr syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow > bogomips : 1985.74 > > [root@mail root]# free > total used free shared buffers cached > Mem: 506536 463176 43360 0 79864 151344 > -/+ buffers/cache: 231968 274568 > Swap: 522104 0 522104 > > [root@mail root]# uname -r > 2.4.22-1.2149.nptl (Athlon kernel) > > [root@mail root]# ps -aux > USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND > root 1 0.0 0.1 2560 508 ? S 12:09 0:04 init [3] > root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:09 0:00 [keventd] > root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:09 0:00 [kapmd] > root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SWN 12:09 0:00 > [ksoftirqd/0] > root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:09 0:00 [bdflush] > root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:09 0:00 [kswapd] > root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:09 0:00 [kupdated] > root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:09 0:00 > [mdrecoveryd] > root 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:09 0:01 [kjournald] > root 67 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:09 0:00 [khubd] > root 1779 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:10 0:00 [kjournald] > root 1780 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 12:10 0:00 [kjournald] > root 2493 0.0 0.1 1780 580 ? S 12:10 0:01 syslogd -m > 0 > root 2497 0.0 0.2 3248 1336 ? S 12:10 0:00 klogd -c 1 > -2 > rpc 2515 0.0 0.1 3044 564 ? S 12:10 0:00 portmap > root 2566 0.0 0.3 4308 1528 ? S 12:10 0:00 > /usr/sbin/sshd > root 2587 0.0 0.9 10388 4696 ? S 12:10 0:01 ddclient - > sleeping for 170 seconds > root 2597 0.0 0.2 3628 1324 ? S 12:10 0:00 > /usr/sbin/dhcpd eth1 > root 2609 0.0 0.2 6036 1164 ? S 12:10 0:00 /bin/sh > /usr/bin/safe_mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf > mysql 2633 0.0 1.0 30424 5372 ? S 12:10 0:00 > /usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --basedir=/us > root 2653 0.0 2.3 13068 12144 ? S 12:10 0:00 > /usr/sbin/sophie -D > root 2662 0.0 1.9 11664 9744 ? S 12:10 0:00 > /usr/sbin/trophie -D > amavis 2672 0.0 5.5 33980 28040 ? S 12:10 0:01 amavisd > (master) > root 2679 0.0 0.8 9500 4464 ? S 12:10 0:02 > /usr/bin/perl > -w /usr/local/bin/mailgraph.pl -l /var/log/mail > root 2729 0.0 0.3 6984 1608 ? S 12:10 0:01 > /usr/libexec/postfix/master > postfix 2759 0.0 0.3 7000 1680 ? S 12:10 0:00 qmgr -l -t > fifo -u > root 2983 0.0 1.8 22920 9268 ? S 12:11 0:00 > /usr/sbin/httpd > nobody 2992 0.0 0.2 2416 1188 ? S 12:11 0:00 proftpd: > (accepting connections) > root 3001 0.0 0.1 2280 624 ? S 12:11 0:00 crond > root 3014 0.0 0.3 6900 1692 ? S 12:11 0:00 squid -D > squid 3016 0.0 1.5 12260 7860 ? S 12:11 0:06 (squid) -D > squid 3018 0.0 0.0 2464 292 ? S 12:11 0:00 (unlinkd) > apache 3027 0.0 2.7 26748 13748 ? S 12:11 0:00 > /usr/sbin/httpd > apache 3028 0.0 2.7 27112 14096 ? S 12:11 0:01 > /usr/sbin/httpd > apache 3029 0.0 2.7 26820 13836 ? S 12:11 0:01 > /usr/sbin/httpd > apache 3030 0.0 2.8 27436 14432 ? S 12:11 0:01 > /usr/sbin/httpd > apache 3031 0.0 2.8 27572 14572 ? S 12:11 0:01 > /usr/sbin/httpd > apache 3032 0.0 2.7 27016 13976 ? S 12:11 0:01 > /usr/sbin/httpd > apache 3033 0.0 2.6 26392 13444 ? S 12:11 0:00 > /usr/sbin/httpd > apache 3036 0.0 2.6 26760 13672 ? S 12:11 0:00 > /usr/sbin/httpd > root 3037 0.0 0.5 12212 2732 ? S 12:11 0:00 smbd -D > root 3041 0.0 0.4 10064 2392 ? S 12:11 0:00 nmbd -D > nobody 3051 0.0 0.1 1552 524 ? S 12:11 0:00 > /usr/sbin/alertd -d > root 3077 0.9 8.1 45004 41344 ? S 12:11 6:17 snort -D -c > /etc/snort.conf > suva 3117 0.0 0.2 3104 1296 ? S 12:11 0:00 > /usr/local/suva/bin/suvad > root 3128 0.0 0.8 9396 4092 ? S 12:11 0:01 syswatch > root 3139 0.0 0.6 8964 3356 ? S 12:11 0:00 webconfig > -f > /var/webconfig/conf/httpd.conf > 500 3140 0.0 0.9 10048 4828 ? S 12:11 0:00 webconfig > -f > /var/webconfig/conf/httpd.conf > root 3147 0.0 0.9 7196 4716 ? S 12:11 0:00 > /usr/bin/perl > /usr/libexec/webmin/miniserv.pl /etc/webmin/min > root 3152 0.0 0.0 2812 436 tty2 S 12:11 0:00 > /sbin/mingetty tty2 > root 3153 0.0 0.0 2300 436 tty3 S 12:11 0:00 > /sbin/mingetty tty3 > root 5368 0.0 0.1 3636 992 ? S 12:40 0:00 /bin/bash > /sbin/adsl-connect /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/i > root 5600 0.0 0.1 2900 848 ? S 12:41 0:00 > /usr/sbin/pppd pty /usr/sbin/pppoe -p /var/run/pppoe-adsl.pid > root 5601 1.4 0.0 2356 492 ? R 12:41 9:24 > /usr/sbin/pppoe -p /var/run/pppoe-adsl.pid.pppoe -I eth0 -T 8 > named 8423 0.0 0.5 36800 2936 ? S 13:44 0:02 > /usr/sbin/named -u named > peters 14492 0.3 1.5 52184 7720 ? S 16:36 1:18 python > /tmp/BitTorrent-3.3/btlaunchmany.py torrents/active/ > 500 14562 0.0 1.0 10240 5216 ? S 16:39 0:00 webconfig > -f > /var/webconfig/conf/httpd.conf > root 17444 0.0 0.2 2804 1016 ? S 17:48 0:00 login -- > root > amavis 25978 0.0 5.7 34776 28956 ? S 22:15 0:01 amavisd > (25978-06-3) > root 27148 0.0 0.2 6208 1412 tty1 S 22:50 0:00 -bash > root 27753 0.0 0.2 4356 1140 ? S 22:59 0:00 > /usr/sbin/dovecot > root 27757 0.0 0.2 5068 1344 ? S 22:59 0:00 > dovecot-auth > dovecot 27761 0.0 0.2 5128 1496 ? S 22:59 0:00 pop3-login > dovecot 27762 0.0 0.2 5408 1496 ? S 22:59 0:00 pop3-login > root 27765 0.6 0.2 6072 1252 tty1 S 22:59 0:03 top > amavis 27919 0.0 5.6 34384 28564 ? S 23:00 0:00 amavisd > (child) > postfix 27927 0.0 0.3 6456 1580 ? S 23:00 0:00 pickup -l > -t > fifo -u > dovecot 27928 0.0 0.2 4664 1500 ? S 23:00 0:00 imap-login > dovecot 27929 0.0 0.2 5356 1500 ? S 23:00 0:00 imap-login > postfix 27939 0.0 0.3 6364 1564 ? S 23:01 0:00 proxymap -t > unix -u > postfix 27941 0.0 0.3 6572 1916 ? S 23:01 0:00 > trivial-rewrite -n rewrite -t unix -u > amavis 27944 0.0 2.4 13188 12164 ? S 23:01 0:00 > /usr/sbin/sophie -D > amavis 27945 0.0 1.9 11668 9772 ? S 23:01 0:00 > /usr/sbin/trophie -D > peters 27959 0.0 0.1 2036 744 ? S 23:02 0:00 imap > dovecot 27960 0.0 0.2 5732 1500 ? S 23:02 0:00 imap-login > amavis 27968 0.0 2.3 13068 12152 ? S 23:03 0:00 > /usr/sbin/sophie -D > amavis 27969 0.0 1.9 11668 9768 ? S 23:03 0:00 > /usr/sbin/trophie -D > root 27974 0.0 0.4 7516 2084 ? S 23:04 0:00 sshd: > root@pts/1 > root 27976 0.0 0.2 6196 1392 pts/1 S 23:04 0:00 -bash > postfix 28170 0.0 0.4 7116 2232 ? S 23:06 0:00 smtpd -n > smtp > -t inet -u > postfix 28171 0.0 0.3 7064 2012 ? S 23:06 0:00 cleanup -z > -t > unix -u > postfix 28172 0.0 0.3 6972 1668 ? S 23:06 0:00 lmtp -n > smtp-amavis -t unix -u -o smtp_data_done_timeout 1200 > postfix 28174 0.0 0.4 6760 2052 ? S 23:06 0:00 smtpd -n > 127.0.0.1:10025 -t inet -u -o content_filter -o loc > postfix 28175 0.0 0.3 6796 1944 ? S 23:06 0:00 local -t > unix > dovecot 28197 0.0 0.2 4344 1496 ? S 23:07 0:00 pop3-login > root 28208 0.0 0.1 3464 764 pts/1 R 23:09 0:00 ps -aux > > > > Peter Santiago peters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > My website: www.psinergybbs.com > My spamtrap address: r34987y@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > !****************************************! > ! Do what you will with this tagline, ! > ! just don't bother me about it! ! > !****************************************! > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
