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From: Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org>
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Subject: Re: backgroud fsck is still locking up system (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200212061941.gB6Jf659093594@beastie.mckusick.com>
To: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@beastie.mckusick.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 13:01:20 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org>, Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>,
	freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org
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Kirk McKusick wrote:
> by the syncer who is also blocked. Could you please run the following
> command on your system and send me the results:
> 
> 	sysctl vfs.lodirtybuffers
> 	sysctl vfs.hidirtybuffers
> 	sysctl vfs.numdirtybuffers
> 
> both before and after the lockup. If you cannot run this command after
> the lockup, the global variable names are:
> 
> 	lodirtybuffers
> 	hidirtybuffers
> 	numdirtybuffers

Before (system running normally):

    vfs.lodirtybuffers: 126
    vfs.hidirtybuffers: 252
    vfs.numdirtybuffers: 0

After:

    vfs.lodirtybuffers: 126
    vfs.hidirtybuffers: 252
    vfs.numdirtybuffers: 445

-Archie

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Archie Cobbs     *     Packet Design     *     http://www.packetdesign.com

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