[Bug 215998] [NEW] possible memory leak in Hardy's squid

[MatthewMetzger]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: squid

Description:    Ubuntu hardy (development branch)
Release:        8.04

apt-cache policy squid
squid:
  Installed: 2.6.18-1ubuntu3
  Candidate: 2.6.18-1ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.18-1ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

When I run squid, the memory (RAM) cache of the system slowly creeps
upward until almost all available memory is in the cache. I have watched
this using the output of "free -m". However, when I restart the server,
and then immediately stop squid "/etc/init.d/squid stop", the memory
cache does not grow out of control like when squid is running.

This is a problem because the cache doesn't seem to clear itself out and
my server has crashed several times when other processes needed to use
that memory. I'm getting out of memory errors.

I'm not totally sure if squid is causing this problem, but it seems most
likely as the memory cache does not grow when squid service is stopped.

** Affects: squid (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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possible memory leak in Hardy's squid
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215998
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