[Circle] Memory problem?

From: Haddixx (haddixx@megamed.com)
Date: 08/06/96


I'm not sure if this is a problem or not but I have been playing
around with the getrusage() option in the record_usage function.
The amount of memory the mud keeps going up as time goes on even if
I don't type anything when I am on.  I have also been using the 
'ps aux' command under linux to keep track and the % of memory that
the mud uses goes up also as time goes on.  
For example:

PID %CPU %MEM SIZE  RSS TTY STAT START   TIME COMMAND
30186  9.1 11.8 1219 1760 pp0 S <  20:03   0:02 bin/circle -q 8000
30186  1.0 15.7 1299 2328 pp0 S <  20:03   0:02 bin/circle -q 8000
30186  0.3 15.8 1299 2340 pp0 S <  20:03   0:02 bin/circle -q 8000
30186  0.3 15.8 1303 2344 pp0 S <  20:03   0:02 bin/circle -q 8000
30186  0.2 15.8 1311 2352 pp0 S <  20:03   0:02 bin/circle -q 8000
30186  0.2 15.9 1315 2356 pp0 S <  20:03   0:02 bin/circle -q 8000

This is only over a 20 minute period or so and with only one user
logged on.  I am prining a hell of a lot of information to the
mudlog file (for debugging purposes).  Is this increase in the amount
of memory usage normal?  I am kind of alarmed by it as I didn't
expect the memory to go up unless of course if other players log
in or new areas are introduced.  Can anyone give me any advice on
what I should I do (if anything)?

-Haddixx


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