[tor-bugs] #22255 [Core Tor/Tor]: Frequent OOM kills of tor process

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#22255: Frequent OOM kills of tor process
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 Reporter:  DeS           |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  High          |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.0.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major         |     Resolution:  fixed
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  reopened => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 There are many reasons for load spikes in Tor: HSDirs are one of them,
 millions of added clients are another.
 Given the timing, it is unlikely that these have the same cause, but they
 may trigger similar bugs in Tor.

 We are dealing with various bugs in a few different tickets.
 Please:
 * Upgrade to tor 0.3.2.8-rc
 * Set MaxMemInQueues to your available memory, minus a few hundred
 megabytes
 * give the tor user enough file descriptors

 Then, if the problem persists, open a new ticket for any out of memory
 kill issues.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22255#comment:76>
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