new systems using geom mirror hanging

[Paul B. Mahol]

On 4/5/09, Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> wrote:
> <gossip, not hard fact>
>
> i hope to follow up with more useful info.  but a number of 8-current
> systems cvsupped in the last few days are hanging.  only those using
> geom mirror.
>
> here is a bit of strange log from one
>
> Apr  5 00:13:54 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(16): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(16): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(12): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(9): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(16): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(12): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(9): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(5): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(16):
> failedger_getswapspace(3): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(16): failed
> Apr  5 00:16:48 work0 kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(3): failed
>
> and another
>
> Apr  5 00:08:24 rip kernel: swap_pager: out of swap space
> Apr  5 00:08:25 rip kernel: swap_pager_getswapspace(2): failed
> Apr  5 00:08:25 rip kernel: pid 46478 (named), uid 53, was killed: out of
> swap space

Does this mean that something eats RAM?

'Hanging' is/can be normal if swap is used to much.

-- 
Paul