Re: [Vserver] memory problems?

From: Roché Compaan <roche_at_upfrontsystems.co.za>
Date: Mon 12 Dec 2005 - 13:34:13 GMT
Message-Id: <1134394454.21041.45.camel@roche.upfrontsystems.co.za>

On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 03:06 +0100, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2005 at 10:28:04PM +0200, Roché Compaan wrote:
> > On Sun, 2005-12-11 at 11:34 -0800, Alexander Kabanov wrote:
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > i'm having similar errors (I do have limits and scheduler set, using
> > > rlimits (as, rss, nproc) and scheduler) whenever i do stress testing,
> > > (overloading mta or web server for example).
> > >
> > > during a stress test, some applications die because of no memory
> > > available or can't fork, some stop with segmentation fault (not able
> > > to do vserver <vs> enter),. when attacking httpd might have httpd
> > > <defunct>.
> >
> > I am experiencing the same problems. The segfaults and not being able to
> > enter a vserver from the host *really* worries me.
>
> well, if the limits are reached, the guest can not create
> new processes and/or instantiate more memory ... of course
> this might lead to program termination and the fact that
> a guest cannot be entered (as the limits are hard limits).
> raising them will make it all work again ...

If the vserver is hitting the limit then I'm less worried because I can
solve the problem by increasing the limit. I misread and thought that
there was plenty of memory to spare.

Would I be right in assuming that increasing only the virtual memory
will solve the problem? I don't mind if virtual servers use swap space
if they need memory because we have plenty of disk space, but I don't
want them to consume all the physical memory on the box. Does setting a
hard limit for RSS achieve this?

-- 
Roché Compaan
Upfront Systems                 http://www.upfrontsystems.co.za
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