[rabbitmq-discuss] msg_store_transient usage question

Simon MacMullen simon at rabbitmq.com
Thu Sep 26 18:27:56 BST 2013


On 26/09/2013 6:21PM, Alvaro Videla wrote:
> That pages says this:
>
> It is possible to set vm_memory_high_watermark_paging_ratio to a greater
> value than 1.0. In this case queues will not page their contents to disc.
>
> What would happen then? Will RabbitMQ stop receiving messages? Drop
> messages?

Nothing changes, apart from the queues don't page out. So memory fills 
up with messages, the memory alarm goes off and publishers are blocked.

Cheers, Simon

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Simon MacMullen
RabbitMQ, Pivotal


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