[c-nsp] OSM memory allocating process question

[Emanuel Popa]

On 3/31/06, Rodney Dunn <rodunn at cisco.com> wrote:
> Can you get a 'sh proc mem sort' and then get a 'sh proc mem <PID>
> for the few processes holding the top amounts of memory?

sure thing, no problem:

Processor Pool Total:   92022656 Used:   91906968 Free:     115688
      I/O Pool Total:   16777216 Used:    3925104 Free:   12852112

 PID TTY  Allocated      Freed    Holding    Getbufs    Retbufs Process
  53   0   46620360   67919248   45002816      12756          0 CEF LC IPC Backg
   0   0   38314632     101288   37606568          0          0 *Init*
   0   0  107464736   95140848   11862752     931396          0 *Dead*
  67   0     327216     730672     327216          0          0 CEF process
   5   0     844176     909928     191984     677192     611556 Pool Manager
  55   0     109096     152072      94856          0          0 CEF MQC IPC Back
  54   0  772412888  704691128      72648          0          0 CEF LC Stats
[..]

and now each process, but it's quite a lot of output:

CWTLC-Slot1#sh processes memory 53
Process ID: 53
Process Name: CEF LC IPC Background
Total Memory Held: 45002816 bytes

Processor memory Holding = 44989856 bytes
pc = 0x604CD6A8, size =  30718952, count =  912
pc = 0x604CD7D8, size =  11679168, count =  354
pc = 0x604C18B8, size =   1377432, count =   21
pc = 0x605233A0, size =    262216, count =    1
pc = 0x60507B74, size =    196808, count =    3
pc = 0x604BB0B8, size =    131128, count =    1
pc = 0x6049A008, size =     68392, count =  103
pc = 0x604A6E20, size =     66512, count =    2
pc = 0x604A6C44, size =     66416, count =    2
pc = 0x60523358, size =     65592, count =    1
pc = 0x604C1FC0, size =     65592, count =    1
pc = 0x60507B5C, size =     65592, count =    1
pc = 0x60507C04, size =     65592, count =    1
pc = 0x604A5908, size =     65296, count =   14
pc = 0x60498EB4, size =     28672, count =  112
pc = 0x604C54FC, size =      8912, count =  111
pc = 0x604C5508, size =      8896, count =  111
pc = 0x604C6F68, size =      8240, count =  102
pc = 0x604C6F5C, size =      8216, count =  102
pc = 0x60514E04, size =      7144, count =    1
pc = 0x605040E0, size =      6088, count =    1
pc = 0x6018CCE4, size =      6056, count =    1
pc = 0x60515B44, size =      3712, count =   16
pc = 0x600E6904, size =      2616, count =    3
pc = 0x6057F904, size =      2352, count =    3
pc = 0x604A58DC, size =      1160, count =   14
pc = 0x60192D84, size =       640, count =    1
pc = 0x604A0F8C, size =       480, count =    4
pc = 0x605AF6B0, size =       368, count =    4
pc = 0x602E87B0, size =       360, count =    3
pc = 0x60498F8C, size =       352, count =    4
pc = 0x6058C79C, size =       208, count =    1
pc = 0x6017CB2C, size =       192, count =    1
pc = 0x6019B9C8, size =       168, count =    1
pc = 0x604C1F68, size =        88, count =    1
pc = 0x602904C0, size =        88, count =    1
pc = 0x6058C7D8, size =        80, count =    1
pc = 0x604A6E04, size =        80, count =    1

I/O memory Holding = 12960 bytes
pc = 0x600E6A54, size =     12960, count =    3

CWTLC-Slot1#sh processes memory 67
Process ID: 67
Process Name: CEF process
Total Memory Held: 327216 bytes

Processor memory Holding = 327216 bytes
pc = 0x6049DAE4, size =    320056, count =    1
pc = 0x6018CCE4, size =      6056, count =    1
pc = 0x60192D84, size =       640, count =    1
pc = 0x6017CB2C, size =       192, count =    1
pc = 0x6019B9C8, size =       168, count =    1
pc = 0x605AF6B0, size =       104, count =    1

I/O memory Holding = 0 bytes

CWTLC-Slot1#sh processes memory 5
Process ID: 5
Process Name: Pool Manager
Total Memory Held: 191984 bytes

Processor memory Holding = 67056 bytes
pc = 0x600E6904, size =     60168, count =   69
pc = 0x6018CCE4, size =      6056, count =    1
pc = 0x60192D84, size =       640, count =    1
pc = 0x6017CB2C, size =       192, count =    1

I/O memory Holding = 124928 bytes
pc = 0x600E6A54, size =    124928, count =   69

CWTLC-Slot1#sh processes memory 55
Process ID: 55
Process Name: CEF MQC IPC Background
Total Memory Held: 94856 bytes

Processor memory Holding = 94856 bytes
pc = 0x605440BC, size =     65592, count =    1
pc = 0x6018CCE4, size =      6056, count =    1
pc = 0x601BE964, size =      5216, count =   22
pc = 0x601BE8E0, size =      3352, count =   22
pc = 0x604D4790, size =      2288, count =   13
pc = 0x601C4678, size =      2232, count =   13
pc = 0x6017C5B0, size =      1560, count =    1
pc = 0x601C7214, size =      1552, count =    9
pc = 0x601C46D4, size =      1512, count =   13
pc = 0x601C474C, size =      1248, count =   13
pc = 0x604D393C, size =      1008, count =    9
pc = 0x604D3B50, size =       864, count =    9
pc = 0x601C7234, size =       840, count =    9
pc = 0x601C73B8, size =       704, count =    8
pc = 0x60192D84, size =       640, count =    1
pc = 0x6017CB2C, size =       192, count =    1

I/O memory Holding = 0 bytes

CWTLC-Slot1#sh processes memory 54
Process ID: 54
Process Name: CEF LC Stats
Total Memory Held: 72648 bytes

Processor memory Holding = 72648 bytes
pc = 0x604C28FC, size =     65592, count =    1
pc = 0x6018CCE4, size =      6056, count =    1
pc = 0x60192D84, size =       640, count =    1
pc = 0x6017CB2C, size =       192, count =    1
pc = 0x6019B9C8, size =       168, count =    1

I/O memory Holding = 0 bytes

I don't really get that, but if you do and it is something
interesting, please share with us!

Emanuel