Peter Pilsl wrote: > ok: this is a linux-system currently running under kernel2.4.16 ... > But on the last load-test some different problem took place: lmtpd > consumed 1,2GB memory and therefore made the system unusable. (the > system went into 'permanent swapping' mode :) > The problem was not reproduceable.
The kernel part sounds suspicious to me. No matter how "stable" the even number series are supposed to be, 2.4.x kernels have been a disappointment after another. They mostly work, but I wouldn't try them on production servers just yet. At least wait for 2.4.17 (see <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.17.log> for which fixes you're missing) and then a little more to avoid 2.4.11 and 2.4.15 -like disasters... --mika
