Subject: Re: [vserver] vs2.2.0.7 + GrSec : PHP Memory leak
From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:08:37 +0200

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 09:46:50AM +0200, Romain Riviere wrote:
> Hello list,

> I am running VServer 2.2.0.7 with Harry's GrSec/IPv6 patch, and I have
> a nasty case of memory leak with all the versions of PHP I've tried.
> The bug is reported at http://bugs.php.net/49501 and there is no other
> system on which I can reproduce this.

did you try without grsec/ipv6 patch?
if so, did you try host(chroot) vs guest?
and if, what about a vanilla kernel (same version)?

> The leak can be made obvious in CLI and CGI using the code pasted in
> the bug report. Normal websites hosted on this machine have sent the
> apache thread VSZ to 4GB+ on several occasions.

> I'm obviously looking for help here :)
> If you have a similar setup, I'd love to hear from you.
> If you are familiar with the innards of GrSec/PaX, then maybe you can
> make some sense out of this, and I'd love to hear from you too.

TIA,
Herbert

> Many thanks,
> 
> Romain