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- From: karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
- Subject: Re: Memory usage of NFS daemon bwnfsd
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.034353.13723@ddsw1.mcs.com>
- Summary: Get the newest version of the daemon
- Keywords: NFS, memory usage, bwnfsd
- Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL
- References: <1992Sep2.073146.2534@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 03:43:53 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep2.073146.2534@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> sci213v@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr P Freeman) writes:
- >
- >Hi,
- >I have a question about the daemon that runs on a Unix host to provide
- >print and filelocking/sharing services to PC NFS clients. I am using the
- >Beame and Whiteside product bwnfsd and it is running on Ultrix4.2 on a
- >DECStation 5000/120.
- >
- >I have noticed that over a period of time (a week or so) that the memory
- >usage of bwnfsd as reported by 'ps -aux' grows from 1.9% to approx 35%. I
- >have confirmed this growth with a DEC public domain programme called 'pmon'.
- >
- >The rate at which the memory usage grows depends on the actual usage by the
- >PC clients. By the way, the DECStation has 16MBytes of RAM. I have 5 PC-NFS
- >clients attached to the Unix box and the load is only light - approx 5 megabytes
- >of data a day between the 5 PC's.
- >
- >I am a little puzzled why this increase in memory usage is occurring. Has
- >anyone else found this problem or perhaps have any suggestions? Any help
- >would be appreciated.
-
- If you don't have it, get the newest version of the daemon. There have
- been a number of both bug fixes and enhancements made to it. I think this
- was one of the problems I've seen in the past which is no longer an issue.
-
- As I think that Carl Beame has released bwnfsd to the public, it could (and
- possibly should) even be posted to the net...
-
- Carl? Comments?
-
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- Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl)
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