Re: [squid-users] Squid 3.1.0.14 uses considerably more memory than 2.7.x

Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:
> I switched from 2.7.x to 3.1.0.14 yesterday. Today, my proxy would
> encounter an out of memory condition.
>
> cache_mem was EXPLICITLY set to 128 MB, thus the new default of 256 MB
> would not be relevant.
>
> Attached is a picture of squidstats that show the memory consumption
> before and after the switch.
>
> Note the peak on the right edge of the graph. In the end squid was
> using 1.4GB of RAM.
>
>
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Wow. I think you have hit some big memory problem then.

I do see a lot of wasted memory usage, but still only a few dozen MB.

If you are able to help us track this down it would be a great help.
For starters there is the cachemgr memory report of pooled memory:
   squidclient mgr:mem

Amos

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