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/proc/user_beancounters and vzlist giving different outputs [message #24696]

Fri, 07 December 2007 21:40

blunt
Messages: 16
Registered: October 2007

Junior Member

well I created a script for checking my ram usage.

Using the output of /proc/user_beacncounters, the total bytes of ram being used are: 20931303
with vzlist -o with the same fields that I use with the beancounters, the sum is 20847588.

I've checked for differences, and at least kmemsize show different values in user_beancounters and in vzlist -o kmemsize...is this normal? Which one is the correct one?

Thank you

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Re: /proc/user_beancounters and vzlist giving different outputs [message #24699 is a reply to message #24696]

Fri, 07 December 2007 21:48

ugob
Messages: 271
Registered: March 2007

Senior Member

Are you doing the checks at exactly the same time? Memory usage varies.

You should try using vzmemcheck instead.

[root@server ~]# vzmemcheck -Av
Output values in Mbytes
veid LowMem LowMem RAM MemSwap MemSwap Alloc Alloc Alloc
util commit util util commit util commit limit
109 1.55 88.35 18.78 18.78 387.97 48.08 387.97 1424.51
103 0.91 88.35 8.30 8.30 387.97 13.17 387.97 1424.51
102 0.98 88.35 10.01 10.01 387.97 17.28 387.97 1424.51

Please read the manual before asking questions:
http://download.openvz.org/doc/OpenVZ-Users-Guide.pdf

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http://wiki.openvz.org/Main_Page

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Re: /proc/user_beancounters and vzlist giving different outputs [message #24700 is a reply to message #24699]

Fri, 07 December 2007 21:52

blunt
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Registered: October 2007

Junior Member

yes I have both calculations made in the same script.

They show a little difference in bytes, but the one based on user_beancounters is always +-100kb bigger than the vzlist -o mode...

can't figure out why..

vzmemcheck shows a value that is closer to the vzlist mode, but lower...

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Re: /proc/user_beancounters and vzlist giving different outputs [message #24748 is a reply to message #24700]

Sun, 09 December 2007 13:11

blunt
Messages: 16
Registered: October 2007

Junior Member

Does anyone have a clue on why this happens?

vzmemcheck shows 16,95Mb of usage, vzlist and /proc/user_beancouters show 17,1Mb (but not the same in bytes: 17969188 for beancounters, 17955105 for vzlist).

Which is the output I should trust of being more accurate?

thank you

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Re: /proc/user_beancounters and vzlist giving different outputs [message #24760 is a reply to message #24748]

Sun, 09 December 2007 22:48

ugob
Messages: 271
Registered: March 2007

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I can't speak for the others, but I think that you're making a big deal out of a minimal difference between two outputs.

Please read the manual before asking questions:
http://download.openvz.org/doc/OpenVZ-Users-Guide.pdf

Please have a look at the wiki before asking questions:
http://wiki.openvz.org/Main_Page

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Re: /proc/user_beancounters and vzlist giving different outputs [message #24772 is a reply to message #24696]

Mon, 10 December 2007 08:34

blunt
Messages: 16
Registered: October 2007

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I just wanted to know because this time the difference is small, but I don't know if it may be a bigger one...

that is why I wanted to know which one i should trust...

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