[Users] numfile in /proc/user_beancounters

[Vitaliy Gusev]

On 9 February 2009 23:07:02 xavier wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> One VE is reporting numfile=850903255 & kmemsize=2753010
> Do you know if this bug have any "real" side effect at one point ?   
> kernel panic or VE failure ?

Kernel panic no. VE failure yes, if VE will reach limit of the 
beancounter.

> 
> Right now this machine is being used actively so I'd prefer not  
> upgrading unless it's really mandatory
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> > Hi.  It was a bug and fixed in 2.6.18-028stab060.7
> >
> > Please, report and fill a bug in bugzilla if you will find same  
> > behavior
> > in the newest kernels.
> >
> > On 7 February 2009 19:03:44 xavier wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Today i've noticed this, there's a curious value for numfile"  
> >> inside a
> >> VE.
> >>
> >> In /proc/user_beancounters it's reported as 1653400 for "held", which
> >> is a lot.
> >> lsof just see 18949 opened files, so barely 1/100 of this.
> >>
> >> host1:/# lsof | wc -l  ; grep numfile /proc/user_beancounters
> >> 18949
> >>             numfile                   1653400              1653550
> >> 9223372036854775807  9223372036854775807                    0
> >>
> >> kernel is 028stab059 on x86_64
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> > -- 
> > Thank,
> > Vitaliy Gusev
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Thank,
Vitaliy Gusev