Improve linux overcommit check and warning (#11357)

1. show the overcommit warning when overcommit is disabled (2),
   not just when it is set to heuristic (0).
2. improve warning text to mention the issue with jemalloc causing VM
   mapping fragmentation when set to 2.

(cherry picked from commit dd60c6c8d3)
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Oran Agra 2022-10-13 13:05:20 +03:00
parent 6cf24fa437
commit 92ad0b5c8b
1 changed files with 5 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -150,9 +150,12 @@ int checkOvercommit(sds *error_msg) {
}
fclose(fp);
if (strtol(buf, NULL, 10) == 0) {
if (strtol(buf, NULL, 10) != 1) {
*error_msg = sdsnew(
"overcommit_memory is set to 0! Background save may fail under low memory condition. "
"Memory overcommit must be enabled! Without it, a background save or replication may fail under low memory condition. "
#if defined(USE_JEMALLOC)
"Being disabled, it can can also cause failures without low memory condition, see https://github.com/jemalloc/jemalloc/issues/1328. "
#endif
"To fix this issue add 'vm.overcommit_memory = 1' to /etc/sysctl.conf and then reboot or run the "
"command 'sysctl vm.overcommit_memory=1' for this to take effect.");
return -1;