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Oracle Linux: UEK3: Slab Memory in size-1024 Keeps Increasing (Doc ID 2315306.1)

Last updated on MAY 29, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.4 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [3.8.13] and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Oracle Linux 6 server with UEK3 kernel running, shows huge slab memory being consumed.

For example, the /proc/meminfo, shows 12G slab memory consumed:

The UEK3 kernel version is  3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 or lower.

Changes

 N/A

Cause

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