Symptom

Allocated Memory in use showing very high ( invalid values ). Please check the output below : ------------------ show memory ------------------ Free memory: 6622859551 bytes (74%) Used memory: 28697627072 bytes (26%) ------------- ------------------ Total memory: 8988893471 bytes (100%) ------------------ show memory detail ------------------ Free memory heap: 902034752 bytes (10%) Free memory system: 6622859551 bytes (74%) Used memory: Allocated memory in use: 28183824832 bytes (314%) <--- Reserved memory (DMA): 513802240 bytes ( 6%) Memory overhead: 0 bytes ( 0%) ----------------------------- ------------------ Total memory: 8988893471 bytes (100%) Least free memory: 0 bytes ( 0%) Most used memory: 28697630432 bytes (319%)

Conditions

ASA running version 9.5.2 or above.

Workaround

This is a display problem. To get the correct Allocated Memory in use, add the per pool memory usage (except DMA pools) in following manner. MEMPOOL_HEAPCACHE_0 POOL STATS: Non-mmapped bytes allocated = 314572800 Number of free chunks = 396 Number of mmapped regions = 0 Mmapped bytes allocated = 0 Max memory footprint = 314572800 Keepcost = 88881248 Max contiguous free mem = 88881248 Allocated memory in use = 225602752 <-------- MEMPOOL_GLOBAL_SHARED POOL STATS: Non-mmapped bytes allocated = 270336 Number of free chunks = 5 Number of mmapped regions = 0 Mmapped bytes allocated = 0 <-------- Max memory footprint = 0 Keepcost = 117104 Max contiguous free mem = 132944 Allocated memory in use = 6336 <-------- Allocated Memory in use = 225602752 + 0 + 6336 = 225609088 Note: (DMA pools should not be considered to in this calculation.)

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