Re: memory leaks !?

[stefan parvu <stefan parvu comptel com>]

Hi back,

Well I already stoped them (i.e. netscape) and the memory is still
filled up.
So if for instance if I am using netscape like 3h my machine is getting
tired and the memory is absorbed. After stoping all the guilty
apllication no results about the memory ... the kernel is uptodate to
2.2.5-22 and I have an AMD 3D 2 333MHz with 80 RAM, 4GB HDD.

Rgds,
Stef

Dwight Schauer wrote:
> 
> Why go through the trouble of resetting the machine? Just reset the guilty
> apps.
> 
> Not being a user of x11amp, I can't answer your question concerning it.
> 
> But with netscape, it can be somewhat of a pain at times.
> Quit netscape and then do a "killall -9 netscape"
> If that does not work, then do a "ps aux | grep netscape", and just a
> plain "ps aux" after that, and kill off any tasks related to netscape.
> 
> stefan parvu wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > 1.
> > I am curios about one fact: sometimes it happen that my machine has all
> > the memory absorbed, for instance if I am running netscape or x11amp the
> > memory is easily filled up. No way after that the kernel to free the
> > memory back. So the only way to do it is to reset the machine. These
> > sounds like a memory leaks? Isn't so? What tools or methods can I use to
> > measure them/prevent them?
> >
> > I do not want to recompile for instance x11amp!
> >
> > Please somebody could give a tip here?
> >
> > 2.
> > In the "The Linux Edge" it is said that a microkernel is "notably slower
> > than a monolithic kernel". See some real examples of implementations of
> > microkernels a la QNX  ... ? Is that notable slower in real nuclear
> > environment?
> >
> > >From my point of view a microkernel is more capable to handle hardware
> > fault errors than a monolithic (Net cards ...). Using a monolithic u
> > must reboot your box, using a microkernel the device manager for
> > instance could be restarted and nobody is hurting about this change? So
> > somebody could point me to more information about this?
> >
> > Rgds,
> > Stef
> > I like Linux since '93
> 
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