[rhn-users] Out of Memory Problem

[normand]

Raj Kumar wrote:

> Hi everone,
>
> cat /proc/slabinfo:
>  
> size-64          4825410 4825410    128 160847 160847    1 : 1008  252
>
> This seems to be unusal... size-64 slab is consuming upto 643MB of 
> RAM. This number seems to increase slowly... how to track which 
> process is requesting the objects from this slab? Does anyone know if 
> there is a bug related to this in RH 2.4.21-27.0.1.ELsmp kernel?
>
> Thank you,
> Raj 
>

Have you got really memory problems.
Linux will use almost the maximum usable memory, but only to make it 
fastly available.

What's the results of the command : free
The memory will increase slowly after the boot, and then stay at a high 
level.

But it's the normal behaviour.