Root Cause Analysis of MySQL Memory Spike Caused by Excessive dentry Allocation from Mis‑configured yum makecache Cron
The article details a MySQL memory‑usage incident at Qunar where abnormal slab memory, especially dentry allocation, caused a rapid increase in used memory after a mis‑configured yum makecache cron job, and explains the investigation steps, Linux memory concepts, diagnostic commands, and the corrective actions taken.
