[squid-users] Re: high memory usage (squid 3.2.0)

Mr Dash Four wrote:
> I have the following settings in my squid.conf file relating to the
> memory usage:
>
> cache_mem 200 MB
> maximum_object_size_in_memory 512 KB
>
> cache_replacement_policy heap GDSF
> memory_replacement_policy heap GDSF
> cache_dir diskd /var/spool/squid 200 16 256
> cache_swap_high 100%
> cache_swap_low 80%
>
>
> The system is atom-based machine with 2GB memory. Even though squid
> starts OK at first, it gradually baloons and the current memory usage
> (according to ps) is:
>
> root 14000 0.0 0.1 15868 2420 ? Ss Feb02 0:00 squid
> -f /etc/squid/squid.conf
> __squid 14003 0.2 65.3 1356920 1344848 ? S Feb02 162:04
> (squid-1) -f /etc/squid/squid.conf
> __squid 14004 0.0 0.0 3636 552 ? S Feb02 0:00
> (unlinkd)
> __squid 14006 0.0 0.0 4164 752 ? S Feb02 2:16 diskd
> 14339076 14339077 14339078
The above was with squid 3.2.0 and made after about a month of continues
squid use. The following is with squid 3.3.4 and made after more than 48
days of such use:

cache_mem 200 MB
maximum_object_size_in_memory 512 KB

cache_replacement_policy heap GDSF
memory_replacement_policy heap GDSF
cache_dir diskd /var/spool/squid 300 16 256
cache_swap_high 100
cache_swap_low 80

root 2904 0.0 0.1 16484 2576 ? Ss Jun22 0:00 squid
-f /etc/squid/squid.conf
__squid 2906 0.2 4.4 105088 90896 ? S Jun22 190:57
(squid-1) -f /etc/squid/squid.conf
__squid 2908 0.0 0.0 3668 708 ? S Jun22 0:00 (unlinkd)
__squid 2909 0.0 0.0 4192 968 ? S Jun22 2:43 diskd
2975748 2975749 2975750

The above, I think, speaks for itself - quite a difference!
Received on Sat Aug 10 2013 - 11:50:13 MDT