SG-2100 update 23.05.1 to 23.09.1 -> Huge (75%) RAM usage

Cabledude

Title says it all. No issues upgrading, but the RAM usage is substantially higher than it was with 23.05.1.

I am running the following packages, the exact same set as under 23.05.1:

Also the pfBlocker blocklists are unchanged.

System running idle.

Any more reports of high RAM usage?

Thanks,

SteveITS

@Cabledude sure it’s not just ZFS usage/cache? Per the blue note here: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/23-01.html

Cabledude

@SteveITS Hi Steve, no I'm not sure, I'm just seeing this big difference after the 23.09.1 update.

Before:

After:

SteveITS

@Cabledude ok well that’s a 1.1 GB increase in ARC. Try restarting. ARC memory is supposed to be released if needed.

Cabledude

@SteveITS yes I was just rebooting. Here is what I get now:

However, after the reboot Avahi and pfBlocker aren't started automatically:

Sorry I was being impatient. It's all good now:

Cabledude

@SteveITS forgot to say: thank you very much you’re a great help

jimp

FYI- You'll probably want to review the following pages in the docs:

JonathanLee

What about SWAP usage? If you have a 2100-MAX with the SSD

https://forum.netgate.com/topic/188008/sg2100-128gb-ssd-and-swap/