From f793dad78be67a155d7ce942e7947db39caebaaf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Newdigate Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 15:34:38 +0000 Subject: Updated with Sean's feedback --- doc/development/chaos_endpoints.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/development/chaos_endpoints.md') diff --git a/doc/development/chaos_endpoints.md b/doc/development/chaos_endpoints.md index 318a3270675..71de9bdce50 100644 --- a/doc/development/chaos_endpoints.md +++ b/doc/development/chaos_endpoints.md @@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ To simulate a memory leak in your application, use the `/-/chaos/leakmem` endpoi For example, if your GitLab instance is listening at `localhost:3000`, you could `curl` the endpoint as follows: ```shell -curl http://localhost:3000/-/chaos/leakmem?memory_mb=1024 --header 'X-Chaos-Secret: secret' +curl http://localhost:3000/-/chaos/leakmem?memory_mb=1024&duration_s=10 --header 'X-Chaos-Secret: secret' ``` -The `memory_mb` parameter tells the application how much memory it should leak. +The `memory_mb` parameter tells the application how much memory it should leak. The `duration_s` parameter will ensure the request retains +the memory for this duration at a minimum (default 30s). -Note: the memory is not retained after the request, so once its completed, the Ruby garbage collector will attempt to recover the memory. +Note: the memory is not retained after the request finishes. Once the request has completed, the Ruby garbage collector will attempt to recover the memory. ### CPU Spin -- cgit v1.2.1