Werk #11303: mem.linux: false CRIT status when VmallocChunk is set to 0 kB

Component Checks & agents
Title mem.linux: false CRIT status when VmallocChunk is set to 0 kB
Date Aug 13, 2020
Checkmk Edition Checkmk Raw (CRE)
Checkmk Version 1.6.0p16 2.0.0i1
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed

On Linux kernel 5.3 and newer versions, VmallocChunk is not set (i.e. set to 0 kB). This causes the plugin to report a false CRIT status when evaluating the status of 'Largest Free VMalloc Chunk'. We have amended the plugin to ignore Vmalloc Chunk if it is set to 0 kB.

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