kmem_malloc(4096): kmem_map too small: 536870912 total allocated

Kris Kennaway kris at obsecurity.org
Sun Oct 23 02:29:18 PDT 2005


On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 12:05:26PM +0300, Vladimir Sharun wrote:
> Kris Kennaway wrote:
> >> We have 2xOpteron/2Gb RAM server with extrensive disk load. Every week or two
> >> it suddenly hangs with "kmem_malloc(4096): kmem_map too small 335bla-bla allocated". 
> >> I look onto handbook and put vm.kmem_size_max="536870912" onto /boot/loader.conf.
> >> Today was the same with the new parameters. Is there any other solutions ?
> 
>  KK> If that's not enough, try making it larger.
> 
> The second issue: I can't set it too high: 700M and more result to kernel panic
> during boot. 600M is acceptable.

That probably indicates you're running close to the point where you
need more RAM in your system.

Kris
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