Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262434AbVAZQvq (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:51:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262432AbVAZQvJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:51:09 -0500 Received: from lakermmtao10.cox.net ([68.230.240.29]:16887 "EHLO lakermmtao10.cox.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262429AbVAZQtF (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:49:05 -0500 Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:49:04 -0500 From: Chris Shoemaker To: Maciej Soltysiak Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: How do I find out who uses swap? Message-ID: <20050126164904.GA17707@cox.net> References: <1755048250.20050126141156@dns.toxicfilms.tv> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1755048250.20050126141156@dns.toxicfilms.tv> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2188 Lines: 43 On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 02:11:56PM +0100, Maciej Soltysiak wrote: > Hi, > > I have a problem for some time with that the amount of swap > being used constantly increases up to the moment where > the swap is used in 100% and the machine deadlocks. > > How do I find out which proceses use swap and in what amount? > > I tried using top and sorting by SWAP, it shows this: > PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ SWAP COMMAND > 3390 ncg 15 0 72504 3380 1720 S 0.0 0.7 0:00.76 67m ncgserver > 24718 mysql 15 0 68056 7364 2232 S 0.0 1.4 2:30.70 59m mysqld > 582 fallen 16 0 30396 568 480 S 0.0 0.1 0:02.40 29m sc_serv > 624 vpopmail 16 0 31124 1736 1436 S 0.0 0.3 0:01.99 28m spamd > 31765 solt 16 0 29916 1020 616 S 0.0 0.2 0:02.25 28m sc_serv > 3348 bind 22 0 31604 3872 1472 S 0.0 0.8 0:48.84 27m named > 24021 root 16 0 32976 10m 7228 S 0.0 2.1 0:01.99 21m apache > 13066 www-data 16 0 33104 10m 7276 S 0.0 2.2 0:00.62 21m apache > 13103 www-data 16 0 33104 10m 7276 S 0.0 2.2 0:00.61 21m apache > 13104 www-data 16 0 33104 10m 7276 S 0.0 2.2 0:00.60 21m apache > 13099 www-data 16 0 33104 10m 7276 S 0.3 2.2 0:00.63 21m apache > 13142 www-data 16 0 33104 10m 7276 S 0.0 2.2 0:00.61 21m apache > 29898 www-data 16 0 33108 11m 7580 S 0.0 2.2 0:00.01 21m apache > 13061 www-data 16 0 34492 12m 7700 S 0.0 2.5 0:00.56 21m apache > 13057 www-data 15 0 35076 13m 7696 S 0.0 2.6 0:00.78 21m apache > 23259 www-data 16 0 36344 14m 7784 S 0.0 2.9 0:01.15 21m apache > 13062 www-data 15 0 37812 15m 7868 S 0.0 3.2 0:01.03 20m apache ^^^ look here > > Or should I look at VIRT or MEM ? > I am confused. man 1 top -chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/