Comment 8 for bug 422138

> > A workaround may be to add MaxRequestsPerChild 1000 (or an even lower
> > value) to your configuration.
> >
> >
> That wouldn't really help since long-running children just hold onto
> memory no matter what it seems.

A lower MaxRequestsPerChild should make the children terminate earlier.

> Does the package information I put in the beginning look right?

I think so.

Do you use SSLSessionCache dbm? If yes, try switching to shmcb. I seem to remeber a known memory leak in dbm.

You can also try if disabling mod_deflate helps.