[SR-Users] Re: Kamailio - could not allocate private memory from pkg pool

Hello Muhammad, maybe its related to the changes you've done, maybe its some load increase or similar, but hard to say from the outside. As said, maybe try the minor update first, and then if its persists, lets go the memory debugging route. Cheers, Henning -- Henning Westerholt – https://skalatan.de/blog/ Kamailio services – https://gilawa.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Muhammad Danish Moosa &lt;danishmoosa(a)gmail.com&gt; > Sent: Dienstag, 6. Juni 2023 13:58 > To: Henning Westerholt &lt;hw(a)gilawa.com&gt; > Cc: Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List &lt;sr-users(a)lists.kamailio.org&gt; > Subject: Re: [SR-Users] Re: Kamailio - could not allocate private memory from pkg > pool > > Thanks for the response. I really appreciate it. > > This system was tested thoroughly in the lab but problems only appeared in > production. Actually it was working smoothly for 3 months after I fixed some > issues like external system calls etc and this appeared all of sudden. > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 9:40 PM Henning Westerholt &lt;hw(a)gilawa.com&gt; wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > first step should be probably to update to the latest version of the 5.5.x branch, > e.g., 5.5.6. There have been several fixes, some also related to memory leaks > included if I remember correctly. > > > > If the problem persists, it might be a new memory leak. This can be found by > enabling memory debugging, preferable on a test system or lab system. > > https://www.kamailio.org/wiki/tutorials/troubleshooting/memory > > > > Cheers, > > > > Henning > > > > -- > > Henning Westerholt – https://skalatan.de/blog/ Kamailio services – > > https://gilawa.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Muhammad Danish Moosa &lt;danishmoosa(a)gmail.com&gt; > > > Sent: Dienstag, 6. Juni 2023 10:46 > > > To: Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List > > > &lt;sr-users(a)lists.kamailio.org&gt; > > > Subject: [SR-Users] Re: Kamailio - could not allocate private memory > > > from pkg pool > > > > > > Mainly if I am looking at the private memory usage , it keeps > > > increasing very slowly but does not go back even after the calls are > > > literally zero. I suspect some UDP listener process are not releasing the > memory. > > > > > > If I consider that my kamailio cfg and lua code has problem with > > > variables or something , I want to understand how it works when > > > calls are released. My understanding is usage should be minimum when > > > calls are released. Looking for feedback please? > > > > > > [roottmp]# kamcmd pkg.stats |grep real_used > > > real_used: 836144 > > > real_used: 1017328 > > > real_used: 1028656 > > > real_used: 1020864 > > > real_used: 1020632 > > > real_used: 1006120 > > > real_used: 1014536 > > > real_used: 1023984 > > > real_used: 1017584 > > > real_used: 835784 > > > real_used: 835784 > > > real_used: 835784 > > > real_used: 844344 > > > real_used: 835784 > > > real_used: 901344 > > > real_used: 835784 > > > real_used: 1259728 > > > real_used: 1196688 > > > real_used: 1181320 > > > real_used: 1166624 > > > real_used: 1216032 > > > real_used: 1173464 > > > real_used: 1168552 > > > real_used: 1235528 > > > real_used: 917904 > > > > > > > > > > > > For short term I increase the pvt memory allocation or keep > > > restarting kamailio after every week or fortnight but I am looking > > > for more stable solution. I am using kamailio 5.5.3 > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 1:21 PM Muhammad Danish Moosa > > > &lt;danishmoosa(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > > > > > > > Any recommendations? > > > > I have good settings for pkg and shm but I can increase more > > > > > > > > [root1 ~]# ps -ef |grep kam > > > > root 1816 1 0 09:48 ? 00:00:00 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1817 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1818 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1819 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1820 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1821 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1822 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1823 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1824 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1825 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:00 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1826 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:06 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1827 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:00 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1828 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:00 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1829 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:00 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1830 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:00 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1831 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:00 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1832 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1833 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:02 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1834 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:02 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1835 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:01 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1836 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:02 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1837 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:02 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1838 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:02 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1839 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:03 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 1840 1816 0 09:48 ? 00:00:00 > > > > /usr/local/sbin/kamailio -P /run/kamailio/kamailio.pid -f > > > > /usr/local/etc/kamailio//kamailio.cfg -M 16 -m 1024 > > > > root 3100 3062 0 13:13 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto kam > > > > [root@msteams-sip-01 ~]# free -m > > > > total used free shared buff/cache available > > > > Mem: 7822 221 4055 386 3545 6900 > > > > Swap: 5119 0 5119 > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 1:19 PM Muhammad Danish Moosa > > > > &lt;danishmoosa(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I have been kamailio services working for few months and > > > > > suddenly I got this error. > > > > > > > > > > ERROR: <core> [core/kemi.c:2923]: sr_kemi_pv_sets(): unable to > > > > > set pv [$rp] > > > > > ERROR: <core> [core/pvapi.c:352]: pv_cache_add(): could not > > > > > allocate private memory from pkg pool > > > > > ERROR: <core> [core/kemi.c:2914]: sr_kemi_pv_sets(): cannot get > > > > > pv spec for [$dlg_var(BW0930526150606231188928742(a)10.10.16.100)] > > > > > ERROR: <core> [core/data_lump.c:544]: dup_lump_list_r(): could > > > > > not allocate private memory from pkg pool > > > > > ERROR: <core> [core/data_lump.c:582]: dup_lump_list_r(): out of > > > > > mem > > > > > ERROR: tm [t_fwd.c:1759]: t_forward_nonack(): failure to add > > > > > branches > > > > > ERROR: <core> [core/msg_translator.c:2501]: > > > > > build_res_buf_from_sip_req(): could not allocate private memory > > > > > from pkg pool > > > > > ERROR: sl [sl_funcs.c:414]: sl_reply_error(): stateless error > > > > > reply > > > > > used: I'm terribly sorry, server error occurred (1/SL) > > > > > ERROR: <core> [core/msg_translator.c:2501]: > > > > > build_res_buf_from_sip_req(): could not allocate private memory > > > > > from pkg pool > > > > > ERROR: tm [t_reply.c:475]: _reply_light(): response building > > > > > failed > > > > > WARNING: tm [t_lookup.c:1499]: t_unref(): generation of a > > > > > delayed stateful reply failed > > > > > > > > > > Issue was fixed after the restart of kamailio. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Muhammad Danish Moosa > > > > > > > > > > " The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences. "___ > > > > > Christopher McCandless > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Muhammad Danish Moosa > > > > > > > > " The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences. "___ > > > > Christopher McCandless > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Muhammad Danish Moosa > > > > > > " The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences. "___ > > > Christopher McCandless > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > Kamailio - Users Mailing List - Non Commercial Discussions To > > > unsubscribe send an email to sr-users-leave(a)lists.kamailio.org > > > Important: keep the mailing list in the recipients, do not reply only to the > sender! > > > Edit mailing list options or unsubscribe: > > > > -- > Muhammad Danish Moosa > > " The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences. "___ Christopher > McCandless