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Oracle Linux: Kmalloc-512 Value Constant Rising on cgroup enabled file-system (Doc ID 2659630.1)

Last updated on MARCH 16, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.1 to Oracle Linux 7.8 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [4.14.35] [Release OL7U1 to OL7U8]
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Memory leakage in kmalloc-512 with with kernel version 4.14.35-x.

Evidence:

OSwatcher slabinfo

## Fri 8 Nov 13:46:08 CET 2019

server1

60928 60868 99% 0.50K 3808 16 30464K kmalloc-512

after some time

60944 60912 99% 0.50K 3809 16 30472K kmalloc-512

after some time

60992 60953 99% 0.50K 3812 16 30496K kmalloc-512

Cause

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