Linux Server Memory Leak Detection

Lucas and Luna dissect the silent killer of Linux servers: memory leaks in long-running processes. They examine a real-world case where a custom Python web service consumed gigabytes of RAM over six months, masking the issue until it triggered OOM kills. The hosts walk through the specific diagnostic workflow using smem, /proc/pid/smaps, and heap profiling to pinpoint the exact allocation that never freed. If today's tech conversation gave you something usable, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. This episode provides a concrete, repeatable method for sysadmins to catch these leaks before they bring down production infrastructure.

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