From owner-freebsd-current Tue Feb 4 19:31:37 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D4CE37B405 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:31:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from one.2531.org (w005.z064003115.lax-ca.dsl.cnc.net [64.3.115.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5B5643F79 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:31:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mmca@2531.org) Received: from 2531.org (localhost.2531.org [127.0.0.1]) by one.2531.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h153WbRC040670; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:32:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mmca@2531.org) Message-Id: <200302050332.h153WbRC040670@one.2531.org> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:32:37 -0800 (PST) From: mmca@2531.org Subject: Re: Server locking hard -- A LOT!!! To: muhannad07@cogeco.ca Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <1044415491.17761.9.camel@bsdbox.qubix.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 4 Feb, Muhannad Asfour wrote: > Hello. I've recently faced a rather odd issue that I've never seen > before. I bought a new server (specs below), and I loaded it up with > FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE (I know, I know, not for a production environment, > but this is a personal server). Now, whenever I get about 30 > simultaneous connections, the box just locks hard. I tested all the > hardware components (CPU, Memory, HD, NIC, etc.) and even bought new > ones just to make sure and all end up with the same result. I can never > keep a decent uptime (never went past 2 days so far). As soon as I get > a mediocre http load (30 simul. connections), the box just locks hard. > I built a debug kernel, I tried everything imaginable, and I have not > found a solution whatsoever. Everyone seems to be stumped by this. I > tried FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE, 4.7-STABLE, 5.0-RELEASE and 5.0-CURRENT on > this box. All give me the same result. I checked everywhere for > relevant logs to explain what is occuring, but had no such luck. This > is truly the million dollar question for me right now, because I have no > idea why it would lock under such a petty load. I'm not sure what to do > to fix this issue, I've tried many different areas for support and > haven't come up with anything as I stated earlier. I'm not overclocking > or anything if that's what you're wondering. If anyone could assist me > in any way shape or form to get this working, I would appreciate it very > very much. Also, if you e-mail back, I'm not subscribed to the lists, > so could you please CC it to me. In the past 4 hours, it has locked > hard about 3 times because of a 28-34 connection load. > > Machine Specs: > Single Pentium IV 2.4 GHz processor > ASUS P4S533 motherboard > 512MB DDR333 RAM (will be 1GB next week) > 120GB Maxtor 7200rpm (ATA133) HDD > 40GB Maxtor 7200 rpm (ATA66) HDD > Floppy Disk Drive > ATI Rage 128 (32 meg) AGP 4x graphics adapter > 52x LG CD-ROM drive > 3Com 3C905C-TX NIC > Currently running FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT as of Sunday Feb. 2, 13:02:05 EST > 2003. > > Thank you very much > Could you post your dmesg. Also do you have hyperthreading enabled? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message