[rabbitmq-discuss] queue_procs question

[Simon MacMullen]

On 14/05/14 15:42, Sean Allen wrote:
> Let me ask in a different way:
>
> Why would a node use more memory in binary and queue_procs while
> publishing to an exchange and then have that memory drop dramatically
> without taking any messages off of the queue? And by dramatically I mean
> 5-6x less memory within a few minutes of publishing ending.

The messages could be getting paged out? See 
http://www.rabbitmq.com/memory.html#memsup-paging.

Alternatively, it could just be that a lot of garbage is getting created 
while publishing, and it take that long to collect it.

Cheers, Simon

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Simon MacMullen
RabbitMQ, Pivotal