Why shared memory can not be released by "ipcrm" command ?
Issue
- Why shared memory can not be released by "ipcrm" command ?
- How to remove shared memory segment ?
- What is the meaning of the "dest" seen under status from the output of the "ipcs -m" command ?
Eg:
- The shared memory segment (4685833) is marked to be destroyed on the system.
# ipcs -m
------ Shared Memory Segments --------
key shmid owner perms bytes nattch status
0x74000157 3473408 root 600 4 0
0x7400012d 4161537 root 600 4 0
0x74000190 851970 root 600 4 0
0x00000000 4521987 root 644 80 2
0x7400012c 4128772 root 600 4 0
0x00000000 4554757 root 644 16384 2
0x00000000 4587526 root 644 280 2
0x00000000 4620295 root 644 64 2 dest
0x00000000 4653064 root 644 16384 2 dest
0x00000000 4685833 root 644 280 2 dest
- Tried to remove shared memory segment with shmid (4685833) using ipcrm command.
# ipcrm -m 4685833
- The shared memory segment with shmid (4685833) still present.
# ipcs -m
------ Shared Memory Segments --------
key shmid owner perms bytes nattch status
0x74000157 3473408 root 600 4 0
0x7400012d 4161537 root 600 4 0
0x74000190 851970 root 600 4 0
0x00000000 4521987 root 644 80 2 dest
0x7400012c 4128772 root 600 4 0
0x00000000 4554757 root 644 16384 2
0x00000000 4587526 root 644 280 2
0x00000000 4620295 root 644 64 2 dest
0x00000000 4653064 root 644 16384 2 dest
0x00000000 4685833 root 644 280 2 dest
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Shared Memory
- ipcrm, ipcs
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