> Hi list,
>
> I have two servers, one running 4.0 and one with 3.9, they are used as web
> servers, with a
> mysql database running on them. Both are more or less idle, but I have seem
> these messages
> in /var/log/messages on both servers:
> bsd: uvm_mapent_alloc: out of static map entries
>
> I found this thread, where someone has seen the same problem:
>
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-tech&m=115959929717470&w=2
>
> The servers are either freezing completely, or may still answer on pings, and
> carp
> communication, but it is not possible to log in via ssh, or contact the apache
> server.
>
> this is the output on one of the servers, just after new start:
> # vmstat -s|grep 'kernel map';grep uvm /var/log/messages
> 36 kernel map entries
> Jan 24 08:01:30 www /bsd: uvm_mapent_alloc: out of static map entries
> Jan 29 07:10:06 www /bsd: uvm_mapent_alloc: out of static map entries
> Feb 22 22:39:41 www /bsd: uvm_mapent_alloc: out of static map entries
>
> here the other running for ten days:
> # vmstat -s|grep 'kernel map';grep uvm /var/log/messages
> 672 kernel map entries
> Jan 24 08:01:30 www /bsd: uvm_mapent_alloc: out of static map entries
> Jan 29 07:10:06 www /bsd: uvm_mapent_alloc: out of static map entries
> Feb 22 22:39:41 www /bsd: uvm_mapent_alloc: out of static map entries
>
> as I read the message of the other thread, I can change some kernel option, but
> if I
> understand the message above correctly, with changing the options, i can only
> extend the
> time before a new freeze or problems.
> Is there anything else I can do to keep the machines up and running?
>
>
> kind regards
> Sebastian
