[plug] Possible problem with memory leaks

Brad Campbell brad at wasp.net.au
Mon Feb 21 14:00:25 WST 2005


Bret Busby wrote:
> 
> I am in a situation when the system has to be rebooted after every few 
> hours of use, as something apparently hidden, is apparently using up all 
> of the memory, and not releasing it.
> 
> Does anyone have any idea as to what is going on, and how to fix it?
> 

Perhaps some hard data might help? Contents of /proc/meminfo and outputs from free and top might 
help here.

Regards,
Brad
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