[ZODB-Dev] ZEO client leaking memory?

Chris Withers chrisw@nipltd.com
Wed, 10 Oct 2001 12:45:47 +0100


Toby Dickenson wrote:
> 
> I meant memory bloat; FileStorage stores an in-memory index of all objects
> which grows *very* quickly. 

Indeed. I can chew through 1GB RAM withotu even trying :-S

Would BerkleyStorage solve this one?

> That bloat occurs in the ZEO server, not
> clients.

Hmmm, I'm guessing the clients cache objects as well, on the filesystem too,
IIRC, I wonder if this code chews through RAM at the same rate? My experience
would seem to suggest so :-S

> (to control file size bloat, use tranalyser to see where the space is going)

Good point..

cheers,

Chris