Re: cache_mem at version 1.1.14

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> Hello,
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> I've build a transparent proxy with Linux 2.0.29,
> 128 MB RAM and a 7.3 GB partition for squid (ver. 1.1.14)
> In squid.conf I set cache_mem to 48 MB, but the
> squid uses about 160 MB - so the proxy becomes slow.
> Why does the proxy uses so much more memory?

  cache_mem states the Maximum amount of memory used to store {in-transit,hot,
  negative-cached} objects in memory. To account total memory usage,
  you should consider StoreEntry which requires about 100 bytes per object.
  
  you can see more details at Release Note..
  
  Jaeyeon Jung
  http://cache.kaist.ac.kr

> Should I decrese the value of cache_mem?
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> USER PID %CPU %MEM SIZE RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
> squid 7253 2.8 89.2 163708 114308 ? D Sep 8 89:35 squid -s
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> Thank you for any help.
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> Best regards,
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> Thomas Krause
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Received on Wed Sep 10 1997 - 21:46:22 MDT