> > > The server crashed as I predicted, about 8 hours after I posted. In
> It looks like a kernel leak. [...]
It is extremely hard to find the 'last few very rare' memory leaks in a
system by reviewing the code. [plug] This is why i wrote the kernel memory
leak detector, it was designed to be able to run it on very big production
systems with minimum impact. That patch was used on big 512M RAM news and
webservers (and routers), and a couple of subtle memory leaks (fixed in
2.0.33 and 2.0.34) were found that way.
you can find the 2.0 version at:
Linkname: Linux 2.0 Unofficial Patches (memleak-deluxe.tar.gz)
URL: http://www.linuxhq.com/patch/20-p0814.html
it includes a FAQ so you can get a better picture before deciding wether
to use it. (the patch is against 2.0.32, but applies cleanly to 2.0.34 as
well)
-- mingo
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