Mac Pro & Wired Memory... and 16,777,216TB kernel_task Q!

[miniConvert]

Hello everyone,

My Mac Pro seems to consume a lot of wired memory. This hasn't caused me any problems in terms of performance so far, but I'm concerned that something isn't quite right - I mean, 2.51GB of unmovable stuff hogging my RAM is just rude

Then there's my kernel_task, which is supposedly using 16,777,216 TB of 'real' memory. I should add that my Mac Pro regularly uses over 2GB wired memory even when the kernel_task hasn't gone loopy.

Up 2 days, OS X Server 10.4.8, 4GB Apple RAM.

Screenie attached.

 

[topgun072003]

I'd try reseting my PRAM, or maybe running a RAM checking app. I wish I had just one terabyte of RAM.

 

[miniConvert]

I think I might have to give that a go. Can anyone else with a Mac Pro with 4GB RAM comment on their wired usage?

 

[Transeau]

My wired stays pretty low... sits around 480MB with AdiumX, Firefox and mail open. (along with my widgets, and other little extras)

 

[Transeau]

What happens when you reboot?
(I assume you have)

It sounds to me like you have a memory leak in an application or 3rd party driver.