Re: [Caml-list] Tracking memory usage: GC output not same order as unix top command

[Hugo Ferreira <hmf@inescporto.pt>]

Hi,

Richard Jones wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 11:02:52AM +0100, Richard Jones wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:43:42AM +0100, Hugo Ferreira wrote:
>>> The output
>>> shows memory usage below the 100M mark, however the unix command
>>> "top" shows usage in the order of Gigabytes (at least 4.8). This
>>> memory consumption grows gradually.
>> The output of top isn't a reliable way to measure memory usage.
>>
>> Really you should be looking at /proc/<pid>/maps.  That will show you
>> if, for example, the heap is becoming fragmented or if there's some
>> memory leak. 

No looking for exact or detailed data. Just trying to identify which
function is the culprit. An order of magnitude in difference makes me
think I am doing something wrong.

>> There is a nice utility for examining maps files and
>> system memory usage, but the name of it escapes me at the moment.
> 
> I might have been thinking of this one:
> 
> http://lwn.net/Articles/329458/
> 

I looked at this tool. Going to ask the admin if he can install
this because I cannot interpret the output from the "/proc/<pid>/maps".

Thanks for the pointer,
Hugo F.

> Rich.
>