Kernel memory usage

Is there a way to see both the kernel virtual and the kernel real memory
usage. I can see the real memory usage with "sar -k", or the "arena_size"
in the "kmem_misc" kstat, or by looking at all the "kmem_cache" kstats
like the crash "kmastat" command. But, can I find out how much is not
"resident"?

All of the kernel memory in use as reported by sar -k is resident and not paged (see kmem_alloc(9f)). That is why drivers must be careful how they use it.
As for virtual address space, everything above the value of the kernelbase variable (see param.h)is kernel virtual address space.
I think 0xE0000000 is the default for kernelbase on sun4d and Intel.
Hope that helps. Regards,
Ralph
SUN DTS

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    2937 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.03 kworker/2:1
    2938 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kworker/3:1
    3336 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.25 kworker/u8:2
    3643 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kworker/u8:1
    3662 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.03 kworker/0:1
    3703 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kworker/0:0
    3704 redac 20 0 15456 1308 992 R 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 top
    32506 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.57 kworker/0:2
    I wouldn't expect the '%MEM's to add up to exactly the real usage, but this isn't even close! So, what could be using up all of my memory? I have /tmp mounted to ram, but that's only a few megabytes. I really have no idea where to go from here.
    The relevant portion of my pacman log is below, since I don't know how to get just a compact list of the updated packages. Most notably, the kernel was upgrades, from 3.9.9-1 to 3.10.3-1.
    [2013-08-03 13:00] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Su'
    [2013-08-03 13:00] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded a52dec (0.7.4-6 -> 0.7.4-7)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded libmariadbclient (5.5.31-1 -> 5.5.32-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded mariadb-clients (5.5.31-1 -> 5.5.32-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded mariadb (5.5.31-1 -> 5.5.32-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded akonadi (1.10.0-2 -> 1.10.2-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded alsa-plugins (1.0.27-1 -> 1.0.27-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded alsa-utils (1.0.27.1-2 -> 1.0.27.2-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded x264 (20130206-1 -> 20130702-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded ffmpeg (1:1.2.1-1 -> 1:2.0-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded amarok (2.7.1-2 -> 2.7.1-3)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded anki (2.0.11-1 -> 2.0.12-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded apr (1.4.6-1 -> 1.4.8-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded glib2 (2.36.3-2 -> 2.36.3-3)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM] warning: /usr/lib/avahi/service-types.db installed as /usr/lib/avahi/service-types.db.pacnew
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded avahi (0.6.31-9 -> 0.6.31-10)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded bison (2.7.1-1 -> 3.0-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ---------------- I/O BUG ---------------------------------------
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] There's a bug in fglrx found by lano1106 which generates
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] great amount of unneeded I/O operations
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] To activate workaround enable systemd service:
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] systemctl enable temp-links-catalyst
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] systemctl start temp-links-catalyst
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] More infos:
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1279977#p1279977
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1280193#p1280193
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ----------------------------------------------------------------
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded catalyst-utils (13.6-3 -> 13.8-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] + removing fglrx module from /usr/lib/modules/3.9.9-1-ARCH
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Building fglrx module for 3.9.9-1-ARCH kernel ...
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Ok.
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ----------------------------------------------------------------
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ATTENTION!
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ----------------------------------------------------------------
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] To enable 'automatic re-compilation while system shutdown/reboot'
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] testing feature run these commands as root:
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] systemctl enable catalyst-hook
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] systemctl start catalyst-hook
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] More info here:
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1255575#p1255575
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ----------------------------------------------------------------
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded catalyst-hook (13.6-3 -> 13.8-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded chromaprint (0.7-5 -> 0.7-6)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded nspr (4.9.6-1 -> 4.10-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded nss (3.14.3-3 -> 3.15.1-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded xdg-utils (1.1.0.git20121008-2 -> 1.1.0.git20130520-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded libgcrypt (1.5.2-1 -> 1.5.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded libpng (1.6.2-3 -> 1.6.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded xcb-proto (1.8-1 -> 1.8-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded libxcb (1.9.1-1 -> 1.9.1-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded libx11 (1.6.0-1 -> 1.6.1-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded giflib (4.2.1-3 -> 5.0.4-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded libwebp (0.3.1-2 -> 0.3.1-3)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded harfbuzz (0.9.18-1 -> 0.9.19-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded harfbuzz-icu (0.9.18-1 -> 0.9.19-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded chromium (28.0.1500.71-1 -> 28.0.1500.95-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded glew (1.9.0-2 -> 1.10.0-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:38] [PACMAN] upgraded projectm (2.1.0-5 -> 2.1.0-6)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded clementine (1.1.1-8 -> 1.1.1-9)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded cln (1.3.2-1 -> 1.3.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gstreamer (1.0.8-1 -> 1.0.9-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gst-plugins-base-libs (1.0.8-1 -> 1.0.9-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gst-plugins-bad (1.0.8-1 -> 1.0.9-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded clutter-gst (2.0.4-2 -> 2.0.6-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded colord (1.0.2-1 -> 1.0.2-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded cracklib (2.8.22-3 -> 2.9.0-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded dhcpcd (5.6.8-3 -> 6.0.4-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded dosfstools (3.0.20-1 -> 3.0.22-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-glew (1.9.0-1 -> 1.10.0-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [ALPM] warning: directory permissions differ on /opt/df_linux/
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded dwarffortress (0.34.11-3 -> 0.34.11-4)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded jre7-openjdk-headless (7.u40_2.4.1-1 -> 7.u40_2.4.1-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded jre7-openjdk (7.u40_2.4.1-1 -> 7.u40_2.4.1-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded jdk7-openjdk (7.u40_2.4.1-1 -> 7.u40_2.4.1-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded eclipse (4.2.2-1 -> 4.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded emacs (24.3-2 -> 24.3-3)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded exempi (2.2.0-1 -> 2.2.1-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded fontforge (20120731_b-3 -> 20120731_b-6)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded fuse (2.9.2-3 -> 2.9.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gegl (0.2.0-8 -> 0.2.0-9)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded git (1.8.3.3-1 -> 1.8.3.4-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded glib (1.2.10-9 -> 1.2.10-10)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded glib-perl (1.280-3 -> 1.301-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded glpk (4.48-1 -> 4.52-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gnash-common (0.8.10-9 -> 0.8.10-10)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded ibus (1.5.2-2 -> 1.5.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-settings-daemon (3.8.3-2 -> 3.8.4-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded libqmi (1.4.0-1 -> 1.4.0-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded libmbim (1.2.0-1 -> 1.4.0-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded modemmanager (0.7.991-1 -> 1.0.0-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-control-center (3.8.3-1 -> 3.8.4.1-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-icon-theme (3.8.2-1 -> 3.8.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gnutls (3.2.1-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-vfs (2.24.4-6 -> 2.24.4-7)
    [2013-08-03 13:39] [PACMAN] upgraded goffice (0.10.3-1 -> 0.10.4-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded gnumeric (1.12.3-1 -> 1.12.4-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded gst-plugins-base (1.0.8-1 -> 1.0.9-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded gst-plugins-good (1.0.8-1 -> 1.0.9-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded gstreamer0.10-ugly (0.10.19-5 -> 0.10.19-6)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded gstreamer0.10-ugly-plugins (0.10.19-5 -> 0.10.19-6)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM] warning: directory permissions differ on /var/log/hp/
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded hplip (3.13.6-1 -> 3.13.7-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded idnkit (1.0-2 -> 1.0-3)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded ilmbase (2.0.0-1 -> 2.0.1-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded imlib2 (1.4.5-4 -> 1.4.5-5)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded iso-codes (3.43-1 -> 3.44-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded openexr (2.0.0-1 -> 2.0.1-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded media-player-info (17-1 -> 19-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded qtwebkit (2.3.1-2 -> 2.3.2-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kdelibs (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kdemultimedia-ffmpegthumbs (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kdenetwork-filesharing (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kdenetwork-kdnssd (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kdenetwork-kget (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kdenetwork-kopete (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kdenetwork-kppp (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kdenetwork-krdc (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kdenetwork-krfb (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded kid3 (2.3-1 -> 2.3-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ----------------------------------------------------------------
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] lib32-catalyst-utils works with [multilib] repository
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ----------------------------------------------------------------
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-catalyst-utils (13.6-1 -> 13.8-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-libx11 (1.6.0-1 -> 1.6.1-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-giflib (4.2.1-1 -> 5.0.4-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-gnutls (3.2.1-1 -> 3.2.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-harfbuzz (0.9.18-1 -> 0.9.19-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-libgcrypt (1.5.2-1 -> 1.5.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded libpciaccess (0.13.1-1 -> 0.13.2-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-libpciaccess (0.13.1-1 -> 0.13.2-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-libpng (1.6.2-1 -> 1.6.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded mesa (9.1.4-5 -> 9.1.6-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-mesa (9.1.4-1 -> 9.1.6-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-nspr (4.9.6-1 -> 4.10-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-nss (3.14.3-2 -> 3.15.1-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded libdatrie (0.2.5-1 -> 0.2.6-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded libgdiplus (2.10-4 -> 2.10.9-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded libthai (0.1.18-1 -> 0.1.19-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded libusbx (1.0.15-1 -> 1.0.16-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded libxfont (1.4.5-1 -> 1.4.6-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-firmware (20130610-1 -> 20130725-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded mkinitcpio-busybox (1.20.2-1 -> 1.21.1-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded mkinitcpio (0.14.0-1 -> 0.15.0-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait...
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.10.3-1-ARCH
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Hook 'pata' is deprecated. Replace it with 'block' in your config
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Hook 'scsi' is deprecated. Replace it with 'block' in your config
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Hook 'sata' is deprecated. Replace it with 'block' in your config
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Hook 'usbinput' is deprecated. Replace it with 'keyboard' in your config
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fglrx]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Building fglrx module for 3.10.3-1-ARCH kernel ...
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Failed!!! Check out log: /var/log/catalyst-install.log
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] - /usr/lib/modules/3.9.9-1-ARCH looks like unused, maybe remove it manualy?
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.10.3-1-ARCH
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Hook 'pata' is deprecated. Replace it with 'block' in your config
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: smsmdtv
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Hook 'scsi' is deprecated. Replace it with 'block' in your config
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Hook 'sata' is deprecated. Replace it with 'block' in your config
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Hook 'usbinput' is deprecated. Replace it with 'keyboard' in your config
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fglrx]
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Building fglrx module for 3.10.3-1-ARCH kernel ...
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Failed!!! Check out log: /var/log/catalyst-install.log
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] - /usr/lib/modules/3.9.9-1-ARCH looks like unused, maybe remove it manualy?
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded linux (3.9.9-1 -> 3.10.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-docs (3.9.9-1 -> 3.10.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-headers (3.9.9-1 -> 3.10.3-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded lirc-utils (1:0.9.0-49 -> 1:0.9.0-52)
    [2013-08-03 13:40] [PACMAN] upgraded mediastreamer (2.9.0-1 -> 2.9.0-3)
    [2013-08-03 13:41] [PACMAN] upgraded meld (1.7.3-1 -> 1.7.4-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:41] [PACMAN] upgraded mencoder (36285-1 -> 36285-3)
    [2013-08-03 13:41] [PACMAN] upgraded mercurial (2.6.3-1 -> 2.7-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:41] [PACMAN] upgraded mplayer (36285-1 -> 36285-3)
    [2013-08-03 13:41] [PACMAN] upgraded nepomuk-core (4.10.5-1 -> 4.10.5-2)
    [2013-08-03 13:41] [PACMAN] upgraded netctl (1.1-1 -> 1.2-1)
    [2013-08-03 13:41] [PACMAN] upgraded nfs-utils (1.2.8-8 -> 1.2.8-9)
    [2013-08-03 13:41] [PACMAN] upgraded pcsx2 (1.0.0-5 -> 1.0.0-6)
    [2013-08-03 13:41] [PACMAN] upgraded rosegarden (13.04-1 -> 13.06-1)
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    Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist (checksum 2411194237)
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       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
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           <false/>
           <key>Label</key>
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           <array>
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           <key>OnDemand</key>
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           <key>StandardOutPath</key>
           <string>/dev/null</string>
           <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
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               <key>Hour</key>
               <integer>14</integer>
               <key>Minute</key>
               <integer>2</integer>
               <key>Weekday</key>
               <integer>1</integer>
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       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
           <key>Disabled</key>
           <false/>
           <key>Label</key>
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           <key>LowPriorityIO</key>
           <true/>
           <key>RunAtLoad</key>
           <true/>
           <key>StartInterval</key>
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           <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
           <array>
               <dict>
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                   <integer>48</integer>
                   <key>Hour</key>
                   <integer>16</integer>
                   <key>Weekday</key>
                   <integer>2</integer>
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    Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.symantec.nis.application.plist (checksum 4000086316)
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       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
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           <array>
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    Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist (checksum 2715641560)
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
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           <key>Label</key>
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           <array>
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       </plist>
    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist (checksum 2948711974)
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
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       <dict>
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           <true/>
           <key>OnDemand</key>
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           <key>StandardOutPath</key>
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       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
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           <key>EnableTransactions</key>
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           <key>ProgramArguments</key>
           <array>
               <string>/Applications/SearchProtect/SearchProtect.app/Contents/MacOS/SearchProt ect</string>
               <string>-execv_instance</string>
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           <key>KeepAlive</key>
           <true/>
           <key>RunAtLoad</key>
           <true/>
           <key>Label</key>
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    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.deepsight-extractor.plist (checksum 27990138)
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
           <key>Disabled</key>
           <true/>
           <key>Label</key>
           <string>com.symantec.deepsight-extractor</string>
           <key>OnDemand</key>
           <true/>
           <key>KeepAlive</key>
           <dict>
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               <true/>
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           <key>RunAtLoad</key>
           <true/>
           <key>LowPriorityIO</key>
           <true/>
           <key>Nice</key>
           <integer>10</integer>
           <key>StandardOutPath</key>
           <string>/dev/null</string>
           <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
           <string>/Library/Application Support/Symantec/DeepSight/errors.log</string>
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    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.errorreporter-periodic.plist (checksum 4116421858)
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
           <key>Disabled</key>
           <false/>
           <key>Label</key>
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           <key>Nice</key>
           <integer>10</integer>
           <key>LowPriorityIO</key>
           <true/>
           <key>RunAtLoad</key>
           <false/>
           <key>StartInterval</key>
           <integer>43200</integer>
           <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
           <array>
               <dict>
                   <key>Minute</key>
                   <integer>48</integer>
                   <key>Hour</key>
                   <integer>12</integer>
                   <key>Weekday</key>
                   <integer>2</integer>
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    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.ondemand.plist (checksum 2394746304)
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
           <key>KeepAlive</key>
           <false/>
           <key>Label</key>
           <string>com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.ondemand</string>
           <key>ProgramArguments</key>
           <array>
               <string>/Library/Application Support/Symantec/LiveUpdate/LiveUpdateDaemon.bundle/Contents/MacOS/LiveUpdateDa emon</string>
           </array>
           <key>TimeOut</key>
           <integer>15</integer>
           <key>Sockets</key>
           <dict>
               <key>DaemonSocket</key>
               <dict>
                   <key>SockPathMode</key>
                   <integer>49663</integer>
                   <key>SockPathName</key>
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           </dict>
           <key>EnableTransactions</key>
       ...and 3 more line(s)
    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.plist (checksum 4073930787)
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
           <key>KeepAlive</key>
           <false/>
           <key>RunAtLoad</key>
           <true/>
           <key>Label</key>
           <string>com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon</string>
           <key>ProgramArguments</key>
           <array>
               <string>/Library/Application Support/Symantec/LiveUpdate/LUTool</string>
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           <key>StartInterval</key>
           <integer>7200</integer>
           <key>TimeOut</key>
           <integer>15</integer>
       </dict>
       </plist>
    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.nav.migrateqtf.plist (checksum 1567806071)
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
               <key>KeepAlive</key>
               <false/>
               <key>RunAtLoad</key>
               <true/>
               <key>Label</key>
               <string>com.symantec.nav.migrateqtf</string>
               <key>ProgramArguments</key>
               <array>
                       <string>/usr/bin/MigrateQTF</string>
               </array>
               <key>StartInterval</key>
               <integer>300</integer>
               <key>TimeOut</key>
               <integer>15</integer>
       </dict>
       </plist>
    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist (checksum 2142494329)
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
       <plist version="1.0">
       <dict>
           <key>KeepAlive</key>
           <false/>
           <key>Label</key>
           <string>com.symantec.sharedsettings</string>
           <key>MachServices</key>
           <dict>
               <key>com.symantec.sharedsettings</key>
               <true/>
           </dict>
           <key>Program</key>
           <string>/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SymSharedSettings.framework/Tools/SymSharedS ettingsd</string>
       </dict>
       </plist>
    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.symdaemon.plist (checksum 513030552)
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
       <plist version="1.0">
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           <key>Label</key>
           <string>com.symantec.symdaemon</string>
           <key>OnDemand</key>
           <false/>
           <key>KeepAlive</key>
           <dict>
               <key>SuccessfulExit</key>
               <false/>
           </dict>
           <key>RunAtLoad</key>
           <true/>
           <key>ProgramArguments</key>
           <array>
               <string>/Library/Application Support/Symantec/Daemon/SymDaemon.bundle/Contents/MacOS/SymDaemon</string>
           </array>
       </dict>
       </plist>
    Listeners
       cupsd: ipp
       kdc: kerberos
       launchd: afpovertcp
       launchd: microsoft-ds
    User login items
       VMware Fusion Start Menu
       -    /Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/VMware Fusion Start Menu.app
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    I ran EtreCheck and i'll post my results. I will add more ram after I fix the problem, and adding an SSD is a good option. I thought about it but
    I was holding off because I was thinking of buying a new computer. I will try to keep my sysstem drive clean in the future. After Linc Davis posted about the Trojan i'm planning of doing that. I have a cloned mac drive, I updated the other day using SuperDuper.
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    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
    Report generated November 14, 2014 2:06:44 PM PST
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      Mac Pro (Early 2008) (Verified)
      Mac Pro - model: MacPro3,1
      2 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core
      8 GB RAM
      DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1
      empty empty empty empty
      DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2
      empty empty empty empty
      DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1
      4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok
      DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2
      4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok
      DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3
      empty empty empty empty
      DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4
      empty empty empty empty
      DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3
      empty empty empty empty
      DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4
      empty empty empty empty
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Video Information: ℹ️
      ATI Radeon HD 2600 - VRAM: 256 MB
      HP 2509 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 0:11:2
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0 disk0 : (1 TB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Hard Drive (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 999.35 GB (456.96 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
      WDC WD10EACS-00D6B0 disk1 : (1 TB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Media Drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Media Drive : 999.86 GB (30.09 GB free)
      WDC WD3200AAJS-41VWA0 disk2 : (320.07 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Archive Drive (disk2s2) /Volumes/Archive Drive : 319.73 GB (58.25 GB free)
    USB Information: ℹ️
      Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
      Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
      Seagate Backup+  Desk 3 TB
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      disk4s1 (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
      Seagate (disk4s2) /Volumes/Seagate : 3.00 TB (2.41 TB free)
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Tablet PTK-640
    Firewire Information: ℹ️
      WD Passport III 800mbit - 800mbit max
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      disk5s1 (disk5s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
      GRPHX Drive 2 (disk5s3) /Volumes/GRPHX Drive 2 : 499.97 GB (126.10 GB free)
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
      /System/Library/Extensions
      [loaded] at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4216 - SDK 10.8) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
      [not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.3.7 - SDK 10.8) Support
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist
      [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [running] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist Support
      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [running] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist Support
      [running] com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications.plist Support
      [running] com.extensis.FMCore.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
      [running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist Support
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      [running] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist Support
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
      [running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist Support
      [running] com.crashplan.engine.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [loaded] com.quark.quarkupdate.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [running] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support
      [loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.redgiantsoftware.updater.plist Support
      [running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
      [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support
    User Login Items: ℹ️
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      Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
      CrashPlan menu bar UNKNOWN (missing value)
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      CrashPlan menu bar Application (/Applications/CrashPlan.app/Contents/Helpers/CrashPlan menu bar.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.1 Support
      WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 Support
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
      WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
      1Password
      Searchme
      Slick Savings
      Amazon Shopping Assistant
      Ebay Shopping Assistant
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  Support
      Quark Update Preferences  Support
      WacomTablet  Support
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          46% Installer
          1% WindowServer
          1% SystemUIServer
          1% Google Chrome
          1% ps
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      198 MB Mail
      163 MB InterCheck
      163 MB SophosScanD
      137 MB SophosAntiVirus
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      7 MB Free RAM
      3.95 GB Active RAM
      3.95 GB Inactive RAM
      676 MB Wired RAM
      488 MB Page-ins
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