Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2234 mails)

[jim.sabatke@xxxxxxxxxx (Jim Sabatke)]

Freelists show up in a number of places (Oracle, UNIX, etc).  They are
(almost?) always a reserved list of memory pages.  The idea is that you
want to reserve a list(s) of blocks of memory for processes.  This
provides a buffer of memory that, when exhausted, must be satisfied by
taking memory from other processes.  This is a simplistic explaination;
if you would like more info, please ask.

Regards,

Jim S.

Les Hedrington wrote:
> 
> Dohhhh
> 
> What are freelists.
> 
> Thanks:-)
> 
> Les C. Hedrington
> Functional Analyst
> PAWS2000 Merchandising Team
> PETsMART Inc.
> *       www.petsmart.com.
> *       lhedrin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *       Office: 602-587-2790
> *       Faxing: 602-587-6512
> 
> |))> -----Original Message-----
> |))> From: Jim Sabatke [mailto:jim.sabatke@xxxxxxxxxx]
> |))> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 10:31 AM
> |))> To: Les Hedrington
> |))> Cc: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx
> |))> Subject: Re: [SLE] YaST problems
> |))>
> |))>
> |))> OK, I tried to re-install.  The packages puked after 9
> |))> (localdb).  Same
> |))> error, out of freelists.  Now everytime I boot, Linux thinks that
> I
> |))> haven't completed the install, loads YaST and makes me answer 20
> |))> questions to get out.  I don't mind that much, but my wife
> |))> will go nuts.
> |))>
> |))> In my experience with other systems (HP-UX, AIX),
> |))> freelists are a kernal
> |))> resource setting.  Could there be a problem with the
> |))> number of freelists
> |))> available?
> |))>
> |))> Thanks,
> |))>
> |))> Jim
> |))>
> |))> Les Hedrington wrote:
> |))> >
> |))> > I had a similar problem with my installation.  The
> |))> package that it
> |))> > stopped on was "craft"  It seems that I had to restart the
> |))> > installation.
> |))> >
> |))> > Thanks:-)
> |))> >
> |))> > Les C. Hedrington
> |))> > Functional Analyst
> |))> > PAWS2000 Merchandising Team
> |))> > PETsMART Inc.
> |))> > *       www.petsmart.com.
> |))> > *       lhedrin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> |))> > *       Office: 602-587-2790
> |))> > *       Faxing: 602-587-6512
> |))> >
> |))> > |))> -----Original Message-----
> |))> > |))> From: Jim Sabatke [mailto:jim.sabatke@xxxxxxxxxx]
> |))> > |))> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 6:07 PM
> |))> > |))> Cc: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx
> |))> > |))> Subject: [SLE] YaST problems
> |))> > |))>
> |))> > |))>
> |))> > |))> Just about finished installing 6.2 (from 6.1).
> |))> Near the end of
> |))> > the
> |))> > |))> install, YaST stopped installing packages.  The
> |))> first package
> |))> > this
> |))> > |))> happened with was "pixmaps".
> |))> > |))>
> |))> > |))> An error message was displayed "free list corrupt."
> |))> > |))>
> |))> > |))> Then I de-selected pixmaps for install.  The next package
> |))> > |))> was "susewm".
> |))> > |))> Guess what?  Same problem.
> |))> > |))>
> |))> > |))> A window pops up telling me to look for
> |))> dependencies.  I don't
> |))> > see
> |))> > |))> anything that looks bad.  Anyway, what would "pixmaps"
> |))> > |))> need?  I think
> |))> > |))> that is just a set of icons.
> |))> > |))>
> |))> > |))> BTW, "kpackage" seems to install RPMs just fine.
> |))> > |))>
> |))> > |))> Any ideas?
> |))> > |))>
> |))> > |))> Thanks,
> |))> > |))>
> |))> > |))> Jim Sabatke
> |))> > |))>
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