Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 18:23:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Marius <marius@mail.communityconnect.com> To: Ramon A Hermon <rahermon@iastate.edu> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Mem Use Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105031816230.82281-100000@utterlux.hq.communitconnect.com> In-Reply-To: <003701c0d41c$91c08520$5103ba81@cs.iastate.edu>
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As stated before, the whole matter with memory usage is normal. As seen in my output for top: >last pid: 83829; load averages: 1.02, 1.03, 1.01 up 19+23:09:05 18:17:08 >70 processes: 4 running, 66 sleeping >CPU states: 14.7% user, 56.2% nice, 9.7% system, 0.0% interrupt, 19.4% idle >Mem: 109M Active, 138M Inact, 38M Wired, 2752K Cache, 48M Buf, 87M Free >Swap: 100M Total, 1224K Used, 99M Free, 1% Inuse *snip* So that shouldn't bother you at all. But then, is 'ls' really slow? I am sure my cpu is much slower then yours, but a simple command like 'ls' returns faster then I can finnsh pressing the enter key.=20 -Marius M. Rex =20 On Thu, 3 May 2001, Ramon A Hermon wrote: > Ok, as you might notice I am learning. Just installed FreeBSD 4.3 > and made my box stable. Last world was build this morning. > I modified my kernel as follow from GENERIC: >=20 > ######################################## > machine=09i386 > cpu=09=09I586_CPU > ident=09 =09***** > maxusers =09100 >=20 > options =09MATH_EMULATE=09#Support for x87 emulation > options =09INET=09=09=09#InterNETworking > options =09INET6=09=09=09#IPv6 communications protocols > options =09FFS=09=09=09#Berkeley Fast Filesystem > options =09FFS_ROOT=09=09#FFS usable as root device [keep this!] > options =09SOFTUPDATES=09=09#Enable FFS soft updates support > options =09MFS=09=09=09#Memory Filesystem > options =09MD_ROOT=09=09#MD is a potential root device > options =09MSDOSFS=09=09#MSDOS Filesystem > options =09CD9660=09=09#ISO 9660 Filesystem > options =09CD9660_ROOT=09=09#CD-ROM usable as root, CD9660 required > options =09PROCFS=09=09#Process filesystem > options =09COMPAT_43=09=09#Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP THIS!] > options =09SCSI_DELAY=3D15000=09#Delay (in ms) before probing SCSI > options =09UCONSOLE=09=09#Allow users to grab the console > options =09USERCONFIG=09=09#boot -c editor > options =09VISUAL_USERCONFIG=09#visual boot -c editor > options =09KTRACE=09=09#ktrace(1) support > options =09SYSVSHM=09=09#SYSV-style shared memory > options =09SYSVMSG=09=09#SYSV-style message queues > options =09SYSVSEM=09=09#SYSV-style semaphores > options =09P1003_1B=09=09#Posix P1003_1B real-time extensions > options =09_KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING > options=09ICMP_BANDLIM=09#Rate limit bad replies > options =09KBD_INSTALL_CDEV=09# install a CDEV entry in /dev > options=09TCP_DROP_SYNFIN=09#drop TCP packets with SYN+FIN > options=09TCP_RESTRICT_RST=09#restrict emission of TCP RST > options=09DDB > options=09NTFS > options =09USER_LDT=09=09#allow user-level control of i386 ldt >=20 > device=09=09isa > device=09=09eisa > device=09=09pci >=20 > # ATA and ATAPI devices > device=09=09ata0=09at isa? port IO_WD1 irq 14 > device=09=09ata1=09at isa? port IO_WD2 irq 15 > device=09=09ata > device=09=09atadisk=09=09# ATA disk drives > device=09=09atapicd=09=09# ATAPI CDROM drives > device=09=09atapifd=09=09# ATAPI floppy drives > device=09=09atapist=09=09# ATAPI tape drives > options =09ATA_STATIC_ID=09=09#Static device numbering >=20 >=20 > device=09=09adv0=09at isa? > device=09=09adw > device=09=09bt0=09at isa? > device=09=09aha0=09at isa? > device=09=09aic0=09at isa? >=20 >=20 > # SCSI peripherals > device=09=09scbus=09=09# SCSI bus (required) > device=09=09da=09=09# Direct Access (disks) > device=09=09sa=09=09# Sequential Access (tape etc) > device=09=09cd=09=09# CD > device=09=09pass=09=09# Passthrough device (direct SCSI access) >=20 > # RAID controllers interfaced to the SCSI subsystem > device=09=09dpt=09=09# DPT Smartcache - See LINT for options! > options=09=09DPT_LOST_IRQ >=20 >=20 > # atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse > device=09=09atkbdc0=09at isa? port IO_KBD > device=09=09atkbd0=09at atkbdc? irq 1 flags 0x1 > device=09=09psm0=09=09at atkbdc? irq 12 >=20 > device=09=09vga0=09=09at isa? > options=09=09VESA >=20 > # splash screen/screen saver > pseudo-device=09splash >=20 > #Video Capture > device=09=09smbus > device=09=09iicbus > device=09=09iicbb > device=09=09bktr >=20 > #Sound > device=09=09pcm > device=09=09sbc0=09at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 flags 0x15 >=20 > pseudo-device=09speaker >=20 >=20 > # syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console > device=09=09sc0=09at isa? flags 0x100 > options=09=09SC_HISTORY_SIZE=3D200 > options=09=09SC_DISABLE_REBOOT >=20 >=20 >=20 > # Floating point support - do not disable. > device=09=09npx0=09at nexus? port IO_NPX irq 13 >=20 > # Serial (COM) ports > device=09=09sio0=09at isa? port IO_COM1 flags 0x10 irq 4 > device=09=09sio1=09at isa? port IO_COM2 irq 3 >=20 >=20 > # Parallel port > device=09=09ppc0=09at isa? irq 7 > device=09=09ppbus=09=09# Parallel port bus (required) > device=09=09lpt=09=09# Printer > device=09=09ppi=09=09# Parallel port interface device >=20 >=20 >=20 > # PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code. > # NOTE: Be sure to keep the 'device miibus' line in order to use these NI= Cs! > device=09=09miibus=09=09# MII bus support >=20 > # ISA Ethernet NICs. > device=09=09ep >=20 > # The probe order of these is presently determined by i386/isa/isa_compat= =2Ec. > device=09=09ie0=09at isa? port 0x300 irq 10 iomem 0xd0000 > #device=09=09le0=09at isa? port 0x300 irq 5 iomem 0xd0000 > device=09=09lnc0=09at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 drq 0 > device=09=09cs0=09at isa? port 0x300 > device=09=09sn0=09at isa? port 0x300 irq 10 >=20 > # Pseudo devices - the number indicates how many units to allocate. > pseudo-device=09loop=09=09# Network loopback > pseudo-device=09ether=09=09# Ethernet support > pseudo-device=09tun=09=09# Packet tunnel. > pseudo-device=09pty=09=09# Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc) > pseudo-device=09md=09=09# Memory "disks" > pseudo-device=09gif=094=09# IPv6 and IPv4 tunneling > pseudo-device=09faith=091=09# IPv6-to-IPv4 relaying (translation) >=20 > # The `bpf' pseudo-device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter. > # Be aware of the administrative consequences of enabling this! > pseudo-device=09bpf=09=09#Berkeley packet filter >=20 > # USB support > device=09=09uhci=09=09# UHCI PCI->USB interface > device=09=09ohci=09=09# OHCI PCI->USB interface > device=09=09usb=09=09# USB Bus (required) > device=09=09ugen=09=09# Generic > device=09=09uhid=09=09# "Human Interface Devices" > device=09=09ukbd=09=09# Keyboard > device=09=09ulpt=09=09# Printer > device=09=09umass=09=09# Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da > device=09=09ums=09=09# Mouse > device=09=09uscanner=09# Scanners >=20 > ####################################################### >=20 >=20 > So why put all this? Because I think something is terribly wrong. > The box has 256MB of RAM but as I look at the memory utilization > all the RAM is used and swap may go to 1%(total swap 515MB) Even after > closing the apps my mem does not come down. No errors are reported :( > Is that a memory leak? > Oh, using KDE 2.1.1. > Nothing major running just normal use, like browsing > the www or using GTV Mpeg player. Even on console mode, since i dont boot > to KDE, a simple ls command will be noticeably slow. Perhaps, this is > normal ! >=20 > I have been doing some reading, searching newsgroups and asking friends. > But I haven=92t been looking in the right places since I still have no id= ea of > the problem. >=20 > I am not asking for anybody to do the work for me but simply to point me = in > the right direction. All the junk I included was for information and mayb= e > someone will see what is not obvious to me. >=20 > Also, I have installed the OS like 5 times, build world just as many and > hack > the kernel another 8. >=20 > Thanks for listening, > sorry about the whining, just a little tired. >=20 >=20 > Copyright (c) 1992-2001 The FreeBSD Project. > Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 199= 4 > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved= =2E > FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE #0: Thu May 3 01:09:29 CDT 2001 > root@******.iastate.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/******* > Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz > Timecounter "TSC" frequency 501139856 Hz > CPU: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor (501.14-MHz 586-class CPU) > Origin =3D "AuthenticAMD" Id =3D 0x58c Stepping =3D 12 > Features=3D0x8021bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,PGE,MMX> > AMD Features=3D0x80000800<SYSCALL,3DNow!> > real memory =3D 268435456 (262144K bytes) > config> di sn0 > config> di lnc0 > config> di ie0 > config> di fe0 > No such device: fe0 > Invalid command or syntax. Type `?' for help. > config> di ed0 > No such device: ed0 > Invalid command or syntax. Type `?' for help. > config> di cs0 > config> q > avail memory =3D 257515520 (251480K bytes) > Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc03a6000. > Preloaded userconfig_script "/boot/kernel.conf" at 0xc03a609c. > VESA: v3.0, 16320k memory, flags:0x1, mode table:0xc0335b42 (1000022) > VESA: STB Systems, Inc > K6-family MTRR support enabled (2 registers) > md0: Malloc disk > npx0: <math processor> on motherboard > npx0: INT 16 interface > pcib0: <Host to PCI bridge> on motherboard > pci0: <PCI bus> on pcib0 > pcib2: <VIA 82C598MVP (Apollo MVP3) PCI-PCI (AGP) bridge> at device 1.0= on > pci0 pci1: <PCI bus> on pcib2 > pci1: <NVidia Riva TNT graphics accelerator> at 0.0 irq 11 > isab0: <VIA 82C686 PCI-ISA bridge> at device 7.0 on pci0 > isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0 > atapci0: <VIA 82C686 ATA66 controller> port 0xd000-0xd00f at device 7.1= on > pci0 ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 > ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0 > uhci0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xd400-0xd41f irq 10 at device = 7.2 > on pci0 > usb0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci0 > usb0: USB revision 1.0 > uhub0: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 > uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > uhci1: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xd800-0xd81f irq 10 at device = 7.3 > on pci0 > usb1: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci1 > usb1: USB revision 1.0 > uhub1: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 > uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > bktr0: <BrookTree 848> mem 0xe4800000-0xe4800fff irq 3 at device 9.0 on > pci0 > iicbb0: <I2C generic bit-banging driver> on bti2c0 > iicbus0: <Philips I2C bus> on iicbb0 master-only > smbus0: <System Management Bus> on bti2c0 > bktr0: Detected a DPL34-1@-@0 at 0x84 > bktr0: Intel Smart Video III/VideoLogic Captivator PCI, <no> tuner, > dpl3518a dolby. > pcm0: <Creative EMU10K1> port 0xdc00-0xdc1f irq 4 at device 10.0 on pci= 0 > dpt0: <DPT Caching SCSI RAID Controller> port 0x500-0x51f irq 11 at dev= ice > 12.0 on pci0 > dpt0: DPT PM2024A/9X FW Rev. 07CK, 1 channel, 64 CCBs > pcib1: <Host to PCI bridge> on motherboard > pci2: <PCI bus> on pcib1 > ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPO EtherLink III> at port 0x300-0x30f irq 5 on isa0 > ep0: Ethernet address ************* > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> flags 0x1 irq 1 on atkbdc0 > kbd0 at atkbd0 > psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0 > psm0: model IntelliMouse Explorer, device ID 4 > vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on is= a0 > sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0 > sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=3D0x300> > sio0: configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0 > sio0: type 8250 > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 > ppc0: SMC-like chipset (ECP/EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode > ppc0: FIFO with 16/16/8 bytes threshold > ppbus0: IEEE1284 device found /NIBBLE/ECP > Probing for PnP devices on ppbus0: > ppbus0: <HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 720C> SCP,VLINK > lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0 > lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > ppi0: <Parallel I/O> on ppbus0 > ad0: 19574MB <WDC WD205BA> [39770/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA66 > ad1: 9671MB <WDC AC310100B> [19650/16/63] at ata0-slave UDMA33 > afd0: 120MB <LS-120 CSMO 05 UHD Floppy> [963/8/32] at ata1-slave using > PIO2 > Waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to settle > Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad1s1a > cd0 at dpt0 bus 0 target 6 lun 0 > cd0: <SAF CD-R4012 6.0N> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device > cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present > pid 312 (artsd), uid 1001: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) >=20 >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message >=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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