out of memory in flist_expand

[Rob klein Gunnewiek]

Could someone please help me with this problem?

Rob klein Gunnewiek wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I get the following error using rsync 3.0.3 (both sides):
> 
>   ...
>   data/xxxxxxxx/admin_docs/2/8/9/9/0/7/9/msg-75682-748.msg is uptodate
>   data/xxxxxxxx/admin_docs/2/8/9/9/0/8/0/msg-75682-749.txt is uptodate
>   ERROR: out of memory in flist_expand [generator]
>   rsync error: error allocating core memory buffers (code 22) at util.c(117)
> [generator=3.0.3]
>   rsync error: received SIGUSR1 (code 19) at main.c(1286) [receiver=3.0.3]
> 
> Command was: rsync -avvz remotehost:/var/www /backup
> 
> These things I have tried to fix the problem:
> 
> After starting rsync, it says 'receiving incremental file list', which I read
> indicates it won't consume too much memory.
> 
> I have increased memory by adding an extra swap space of 4GB (I know,
> overdone..). There is 1GB of RAM in the system. There is plenty of diskspace as
> well. I have also tried modifying the maximum stack size, which is now 512 MB
> for a program.
> 
> In the Rsync FAQ I read Rsync uses approximately 100 bytes per file for
> indexing. The number of files to copy from the remote server is 3902364, so
> rsync would need about 400MB... right?
> 
> Both sides run FreeBSD 6.x, and rsync 3.0.3.
> 
> What am I missing?
> 

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