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Date:      Sat, 14 Sep 2002 02:08:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To:        Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
Cc:        FreeBSD current users <current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: A riddle in -current 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0209140204270.82711-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
In-Reply-To: <200209140828.g8E8Sw7s051677@grimreaper.grondar.org>

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On Sat, 14 Sep 2002, Mark Murray wrote:

> > 
> > 2 identical machines.
> > the same kernel binary
> > /etc (basically) identical (/etc/passwd slightly different)
> > the same system sources compiled and installed
> 
> /etc "basically" identical? What does diff say?

it says I have an extra user in /etc/passwd on one machine
(as I said)


> 
> What is being launched on each from /usr/local/etc/rc.d/*.sh ?
Nothing.. as I said.. these machines are set up the same.
ps is the same on both machines.

(2 gettys, sshd, inetd, ntpd + system processes)


> 
> What are the (any?) diffs between the /boot/loader.conf's?

One has an extra line but it's commented out


> 
> M
> 
> > yet:
> > 
> > one is 10% faster than the other CONSISTANTLY in buildworld
> > 
> > after a reboot and 5 minutes of the EXACT same work (buildworld up to 
> > the following message:)
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > >>> stage 2: cleaning up the object tree
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > the slower machine shows in top:
> > 
> > last pid:  3079;  load averages:  0.01,  0.19,  0.14    up 0+00:13:02
> > 06:13:55
> > 24 processes:  1 running, 14 sleeping, 9 stopped
> > CPU states:  0.4% user,  0.0% nice,  0.0% system,  0.4% interrupt, 99.2%
> > idle
> > Mem: 18M Active, 106M Inact, 27M Wired, 124K Cache, 35M Buf, 94M Free
> > Swap: 513M Total, 513M Free
> > 
> > 
> > while the faster machine shows:
> > last pid:  3079;  load averages:  0.00,  0.15,  0.13    up 0+00:13:25
> > 06:15:55
> > 24 processes:  1 running, 14 sleeping, 9 stopped
> > CPU states:  0.0% user,  0.0% nice,  0.4% system,  0.0% interrupt, 99.6%
> > idle
> > Mem: 11M Active, 36M Inact, 24M Wired, 144K Cache, 35M Buf, 174M Free
> > Swap: 513M Total, 513M Free
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Notice in particular the differences in Free and Inactive memory...
> > 
> > 
> > this is completely reproducible.
> > 
> > anyone have any thoughts?
> > I can't think of anything that would affect the vm to this extent..
> > 
> > they both start out with 222 MB in the 'free' field.
> > 
> > 
> > julian
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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