[Varnish] #546: Varnish eating up my memory

[Varnish]

#546: Varnish eating up my memory
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 Reporter:  hp197     |        Owner:  phk                
     Type:  defect    |       Status:  new                
 Priority:  normal    |    Milestone:  Varnish 2.1 release
Component:  varnishd  |      Version:  trunk              
 Severity:  normal    |   Resolution:                     
 Keywords:            |  
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Comment (by kb):

 You're telling Varnish to use 5GB, and you're surprised it's using 1.5GB?
 Or are you surprised that it's using 5-6GB?  The latter is expected -- 5GB
 is simply the object cache, not other necessary in-memory structures
 (including pthread stack allocation -- try adding "ulimit -s 1024" to your
 start script).  PHK's explanation is concise.

 If they're using too much RAM for your box, decrease your instances' -s
 parameters until they fit.  Unless you're seeing a resident memory size of
 1.5-2x your -s argument, there's nothing wrong here, IMHO.

 Varnish has been used flawlessly over *much* heavier traffic than yours,
 if that's what you're asking.
 --
 Ken

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