On Sat, Jun 18, 2005 at 11:50:39PM +0200, Stefan Seyfried wrote: > start the epg scanner, basically: > -------------------------------------------------- > #!/bin/bash > for i in arte ZDF N24 BR-alpha Eurosport VOX; do > tzap -r $i > /dev/null 2>&1 & > pid=$! > tv_grab_dvb > /dev/null > kill $pid > sleep 1 > done > > after this, log "free", /proc/slabinfo and /proc/meminfo again. > Repeat. what i forgot: I also tried with a running "dvbrowse" (from xawtv4) instead of tv_grab_dvb and with the dvbd/dvbcat combo instead of tzap, in various combinations and it alwas had the same effect. I can change channels endlessly if no "EPG grabber" is running without memory problems. > else looks normal. After ~25 to 30 rounds, the machine runs OOM, > without even starting to swap (sure, kernel memory cannot be swapped). Both machines have 256MB RAM. -- Stefan Seyfried
