Feature #8426
Understand gradual memory growth and determine if it can be mitigated
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Description
In issue #4946, we were able to resolve the memory spike at the end of the art process that Andrei had observed. The gradual memory growth (see attached image) as documented there, however, is not yet fully understood. At this point, we know the following:
For the specific job as described in #4946, a gradual physical memory growth of roughly 150 MB is observed. The breakdown is as follows:
FileIndex : 60.1 MB ( 39.7%) ParameterSetDB : 24.6 MB ( 16.2%) Unaccounted for : 66.7 MB ( 44.1%) ---------------------------------- Total : 151.4 MB (100.0%)
The FileIndex and ParameterSetDB entries correspond to metadata that is propagated to the final output stream. When no output stream is specified, the FileIndex contribution is removed, but the ParameterSetDB information is still aggregated as each input file is read. What remains to be accounted for is 66.7 MB.
As discussed at yesterday's stakeholder meeting, it is possible to mitigate the FileIndex memory growth by omitting the sorting call in RootOutputFile.cc. It was deemed that this was not yet a necessary step to take.
Analysis should be performed to determine where the remaining memory growth comes from and whether steps can/should be taken to mitigate the memory growth from each of the sources during the art process.
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History
#1 Updated by Christopher Green almost 6 years ago
- Category set to I/O
- Status changed from New to Accepted
- Estimated time set to 16.00 h
- SSI Package art added
- SSI Package deleted (
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After some further study, about 35% of the observed memory increase remains unaccounted-for. The estimated time covers the analysis, categorization and documentation of that remaining memory growth.
#2 Updated by Kyle Knoepfel almost 6 years ago
- Related to Feature #4946: art memory use: multiple subruns added