Artifact 1d43a08174f0a9c22e548ab39f46701a1fe793f8

Ticket change [1d43a08174] - New ticket 678eb0c20a Large files make memory usage spike through the roof.. by anonymous on 2009-09-16 15:17:15.

D 2009-09-16T15:17:15
J comment I'm\shosting\sa\sfew\srepositories\sfor\ssmall\sprojects\son\sa\stiny\s(64MB\sRAM)\sVPS.\s\sWith\sall\sservices\srunning\s(lighttpd\sand\ssshd)\sthis\sleaves\sme\swith\s44MB\savailable\sRAM.\s\sThis\shas\snot\scaused\sa\sproblem\suntil\stoday.\r\n\r\nToday\sI\ssent\sup\sa\sfossil\srepository\sthat\shas\stwo\ssizable\sbinary\sfiles:\sone\s18MB,\sone\s14MB.\s\sI\sfound\sto\smy\ssurprise\sthat\sI\ssimply\scould\snot\sclone\sthe\srepository\swhen\stesting\sit.\s\sI\sgot\scryptic\serror\smessages\slike\sthese:\r\n\r\n<nowiki><pre>\r\n$\sfossil\sclone\shttp://retrotech.boldlygoingnowhere.org/repos/RSTS\srsts.fsl\r\n\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\sBytes\s\s\s\s\s\sCards\s\sArtifacts\s\s\s\s\sDeltas\r\nSend:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s552\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s22\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\nReceived:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s4852\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s29\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\nSend:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s472\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s9\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\n1fossil:\sunknown\scommand:\sStatus:\r\n</pre></nowiki>\r\n\r\nInvestigation\sby\strying\sa\slocal\sclone\son\sthe\sVPS\sshowed\sme\sthat\sFossil\swas\srunning\sout\smemory:\r\n\r\n<nowiki><pre>\r\n$\sfossil\sclone\shttp://retrotech.boldlygoingnowhere.org/repos/RSTS\srsts.fsl\r\n\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\sBytes\s\s\s\s\s\sCards\s\sArtifacts\s\s\s\s\sDeltas\r\nSend:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s552\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s22\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\nReceived:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s4149\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s25\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\nSend:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s472\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s9\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\nout\sof\smemory\r\n</pre></nowiki>\r\n\r\nInstrumenting\sthe\smemory\sprofile\son\sthe\sremote\sside\swhile\srunning\sa\sclone\sfrom\sthe\sserver\sconfirmed\sthat\syes,\sindeed,\sthe\ssystem\sis\srapidly\srunning\sout\sof\sRAM\sjust\sas\sFossil\sis\ssupposed\sto\sbe\ssending\sdata\sdown\sthe\spipe.\s\sIt\slooks\sto\sme\slike\sit's\spulling\sthe\swhole\srepository\sinto\smemory\s(weighing\sin\sat\s12MB\son\sdisk)\sand\sthen\sdoing\sother\sstuff\sbesides\s(decompressing\sin-situ,\sperhaps?)\sin\sorder\sto\sclone.
J foundin 6cf7548a3c
J private_contact e64e062ff7022fc7fdd41ac56baff07e8ae485d9
J severity Severe
J status Open
J title Large\sfiles\smake\smemory\susage\sspike\sthrough\sthe\sroof.
J type Incident
K 678eb0c20a07f601aa2b11439b7ac49ecaf21e5c
U anonymous
Z 644a8622b9f7c13b9f64f271aca01700