[oclug] Kernel log messages

[bbarnett at l8r.net]

You are low on physical ram.  Linux really seems to suck in low memory
situations, so you'll have to get more ram, or lower the requirements of your
machine.... (that is, run less stuff)


On 20-Jan-2001 Vic Gedris wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know what these log messages mean, or why they are
> happening?
> 
> Jan 20 13:07:34 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> kswapd... 
> Jan 20 13:09:29 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> kswapd... 
> Jan 20 13:10:01 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> syslogd... 
> Jan 20 13:10:13 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for gpm... 
> Jan 20 13:10:38 pogo last message repeated 16 times
> Jan 20 13:10:38 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for pppd... 
> Jan 20 13:10:38 pogo last message repeated 7 times
> Jan 20 13:10:38 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for tail... 
> Jan 20 13:10:38 pogo last message repeated 5 times
> Jan 20 13:10:38 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> httpd... 
> Jan 20 13:10:39 pogo last message repeated 9 times
> Jan 20 13:10:39 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> identd... 
> Jan 20 13:10:39 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> pppoe... 
> Jan 20 13:10:39 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for tail... 
> Jan 20 13:10:40 pogo last message repeated 14 times
> Jan 20 13:10:40 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> klogd... 
> Jan 20 13:10:40 pogo last message repeated 4 times
> Jan 20 13:10:40 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for init... 
> Jan 20 13:10:40 pogo last message repeated 11 times
> Jan 20 13:10:41 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> icewm... 
> Jan 20 13:10:41 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for X... 
> Jan 20 13:10:41 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> syslogd... 
> Jan 20 13:10:41 pogo last message repeated 15 times
> Jan 20 13:10:41 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for
> xscreensaver... 
> Jan 20 13:10:42 pogo last message repeated 15 times
> Jan 20 13:10:42 pogo kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for X...
> 
> I have enough free memory:
> [root at pogo /root]# cat /proc/meminfo 
>         total:    used:    free:  shared: buffers:  cached:
> Mem:  48377856 26607616 21770240  6090752  1171456 12533760
> Swap: 131563520 19001344 112562176
> MemTotal:     47244 kB
> MemFree:      21260 kB
> MemShared:     5948 kB
> Buffers:       1144 kB
> Cached:       12240 kB
> SwapTotal:   128480 kB
> SwapFree:    109924 kB
> 
> I noticed quite a bit of hard drive activity just as these log entries
> were being made.
> 
> Cheers,
> Vic
> 
> 
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