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diff --git a/doc/user/basic.rst b/doc/user/basic.rst index cb46080055..da22bb2f86 100644 --- a/doc/user/basic.rst +++ b/doc/user/basic.rst @@ -320,6 +320,67 @@ Terminal Mode Commands Shows the current configuration of the logging system. This includes the status of all logging destinations. +.. index:: show memory +.. clicmd:: show memory + + Show information on how much memory is used for which specific things in + |PACKAGE_NAME|. Output may vary depending on system capabilities but will + generally look something like this: + + :: + + frr# show memory + System allocator statistics: + Total heap allocated: 1584 KiB + Holding block headers: 0 bytes + Used small blocks: 0 bytes + Used ordinary blocks: 1484 KiB + Free small blocks: 2096 bytes + Free ordinary blocks: 100 KiB + Ordinary blocks: 2 + Small blocks: 60 + Holding blocks: 0 + (see system documentation for 'mallinfo' for meaning) + --- qmem libfrr --- + Buffer : 3 24 72 + Buffer data : 1 4120 4120 + Host config : 3 (variably sized) 72 + Command Tokens : 3427 72 247160 + Command Token Text : 2555 (variably sized) 83720 + Command Token Help : 2555 (variably sized) 61720 + Command Argument : 2 (variably sized) 48 + Command Argument Name : 641 (variably sized) 15672 + [...] + --- qmem Label Manager --- + --- qmem zebra --- + ZEBRA VRF : 1 912 920 + Route Entry : 11 80 968 + Static route : 1 192 200 + RIB destination : 8 48 448 + RIB table info : 4 16 96 + Nexthop tracking object : 1 200 200 + Zebra Name Space : 1 312 312 + --- qmem Table Manager --- + + To understand system allocator statistics, refer to your system's + :manpage:`mallinfo(3)` man page. + + Below these statistics, statistics on individual memory allocation types + in |PACKAGE_NAME| (so-called `MTYPEs`) is printed: + + * the first column of numbers is the current count of allocations made for + the type (the number decreases when items are freed.) + * the second column is the size of each item. This is only available if + allocations on a type are always made with the same size. + * the third column is the total amount of memory allocated for the + particular type, including padding applied by malloc. This means that + the number may be larger than the first column multiplied by the second. + Overhead incurred by malloc's bookkeeping is not included in this, and + the column may be missing if system support is not available. + + When executing this command from ``vtysh``, each of the daemons' memory + usage is printed sequentially. + .. index:: logmsg LEVEL MESSAGE .. clicmd:: logmsg LEVEL MESSAGE |