From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 14 22:56:29 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EED0A16A417; Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:56:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=1930867aa0=killing@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from mail1.multiplay.co.uk (core6.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CE9213C447; Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:56:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=1930867aa0=killing@multiplay.co.uk) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple; d=multiplay.co.uk; s=Multiplay; t=1203029163; x=1203633963; q=dns/txt; h=Received: Message-ID:From:To:Cc:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; bh=D52AVzftNut5nWZ7B4y1m lBcpg17bDt557SR08XGyE0=; b=qCWdTci3hD/2d4I4w7xPsxhtwaDUMJasY63G2 CypU+SQiuERnzMyPTugqJDIx5m5/Qqsca7Z/lvYK2UEHAIBtdWAUINHRjGWERIhZ s3kvXuoZtmGB7Sf/6LPJsL00p2UEYiXBkmYitQj/1PYjPtiLCNs26mDbsRJjs72J RP+2FQ= X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8 (2007-02-13) on mail1.multiplay.co.uk X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-14.7 required=6.0 tests=BAYES_00, USER_IN_WHITELIST, USER_IN_WHITELIST_TO autolearn=ham version=3.1.8 Received: from r2d2 by mail1.multiplay.co.uk (MDaemon PRO v9.6.3) with ESMTP id md50005069681.msg; Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:46:01 +0000 Message-ID: <009f01c86f5b$5e455bd0$b6db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> From: "Steven Hartland" To: "Brett Bump" , "Kris Kennaway" References: <20080214114759.R75215@mail.rsts.org><47B49A16.1080103@FreeBSD.org> <20080214131026.Y75492@mail.rsts.org> Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:45:58 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Authenticated-Sender: Killing@multiplay.co.uk X-MDRemoteIP: 212.135.219.182 X-Return-Path: prvs=1930867aa0=killing@multiplay.co.uk X-Envelope-From: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-Spam-Processed: mail1.multiplay.co.uk, Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:46:02 +0000 X-MDAV-Processed: mail1.multiplay.co.uk, Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:46:03 +0000 Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: System perforamance 4.x vs. 5.x and 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:56:30 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Bump" > I would call 120 processes with a load average of 0.03 and 99.9 idle > with 10-20 sendmail processes and 30 apache jobs nothing to write home > about. But when that jumps to 250 processes, a load average of 30 with > 50% idle (5-10 second waits on single character ssh echo) a bit busy. > That usually means my heavy pop3 users are checking in at the same time > someone (or 2 or 3) have sent email to the large volume listservs. Proc > stat doesn't show as much as gstat and iostat. Gstat alwasy shows my > drive with /var/mail being 97-100% busy and iostat will always show hi > tps rates, but never anything above 8MB/s (4.10 gave me 30MB/s+). Are you running any php on your machine? If so did you upgrade php as well from say 5.1.x => 5.2.x and make use of open_basedir is so the following thread may be interest:- PHP with open_basedir performance problem Regards Steve ================================================ This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone +44 845 868 1337 or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.