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Aug 10, 2021 · Databases
Diagnosing MySQL Memory Exhaustion Caused by Slab Cache and Excessive Inodes
The article details a step‑by‑step investigation of a MySQL server that ran out of memory due to massive slab cache consumption by inode and dentry objects, showing how Linux commands, scripts, and cache‑dropping techniques resolved the issue and revealed the root cause of excessive partition tables.
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