On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 03:02:46PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Paul Sargent <Paul.Sargent@3dlabs.com> writes:
>
>
> > So if I was hitting this limit then I should see no / very few gaps, in the
> > /proc/<pid>/maps. Is that true?
>
> It usually fails when malloc() hits your libraries.
[remedies to increase available address space snipped]
> -Andi
>
> P.S.: I'm pretty sure this is a FAQ.
Yes, I think your right, this is. At least, I've come across it before, but
I'm not convinced this is my problem in this case.
I think it's failing about 1GB before getting to the bottom of the
libraries, but I'm going to monitor maps over the weekend to ensure it
doesn't start doing anything wacky just before crashing.
Paul
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