netdev - Re: /proc/net/sockstat invalid memory accounting or memory leak in latest kernels?

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Message-ID: <loom.20140923T221015-507@post.gmane.org>
Date:	Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:14:31 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Semen Slepov <slepovss@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: /proc/net/sockstat invalid memory accounting or memory leak in latest kernels?

Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> 
> tcp believes its under pressure because of some bug on accounting.
> 
> If you change /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem   (3rd value), it might say it
> is not under pressure.
> 
> I am taking a look, thanks again for the report.
> 
> 

Still have this accounting bug on 3.15.7 . Is there fix in further kernel
releases (or patch)?

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