On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 12:53 AM, Alex Rousskov <rousskov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In a steady state, memory usage should not "increase over time through > general use". A steady state includes such preconditions as > > * no memory pools or sufficient traffic to fill memory pools > * no caching or sufficient traffic to fill all caches > * steady peak loads (as opposed to getting more and more load over time) > > Sure, memory usage will fluctuate with load, but the overall trend in a > steady state should not be "up", it should be "flat". In other words, > there will always be memory usage peaks and valleys but neither should > be increasing with time in a steady state. If they do, there is a leak > somewhere. Ah, I follow now! Thanks very much for the explanation. I've started logging the stats every hour so I'll see how those go over the next few days. Nathan. > > > Cheers, > > Alex. >
