On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 12:53 AM, Alex Rousskov
<rousskov_at_measurement-factory.com> 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.
>
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