[Mongrel] Mongrel and memory usage

[Thomas Balthazar]

On 11/5/07, Alexey Verkhovsky <alexey.verkhovsky at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/5/07, Kirk Haines <wyhaines at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 11/5/07, Thomas Balthazar <thomas.tmp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I never see the two Mongrel processes memory footprint decrease.
> > > Is it normal?
> > Ruby is a garbage collected language.  Ruby has a conservative mark
> > and sweep garbage collector.
>
> But Ruby processes never release memory back to the operating system.
> So, the fact that its RSS  never goes down is normal.
>
> In normal circumstances, Mongrel should grow up to some point around
> 60-120 Mb and stay there. 300 Mb and growing is a sure sign you have a
> memory leak somewhere.
>
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> Alexey Verkhovsky
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Hello Alexey,

> 300 Mb and growing is a sure sign you have a memory leak somewhere.

What would you suggest me to investigate?

Thanks,
Thomas.