From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 4 13:38:27 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F5411065673 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:38:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from weldon@excelsus.com) Received: from mx0.excelsus.net (emmett.excelsus.com [74.93.113.252]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31C208FC18 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:38:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from weldon@excelsus.com) Received: (qmail 11049 invoked by uid 89); 4 Dec 2008 13:38:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (127.0.0.1) by localhost.excelsus.com with SMTP; 4 Dec 2008 13:38:12 -0000 Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:38:12 -0500 (EST) From: Weldon S Godfrey 3 To: eculp@casasponti.net In-Reply-To: <20081203163253.17qwm4xctqaoccc4w@intranet.casasponti.net> Message-ID: <20081204083633.J23406@emmett.excelsus.com> References: <20081203103803.V43611@emmett.excelsus.com> <20081203163253.17qwm4xctqaoccc4w@intranet.casasponti.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="0-358400939-1228397892=:23406" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: loader.conf issues X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:38:27 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-358400939-1228397892=:23406 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Thanks, I meant to update this earlier, it appears that the kmem tunables need a=20 larger cast in 7.x (to use beyond 4GB kernel memory map), I opened a=20 ticket yesterday. If memory serves me right, sometime around Yesterday, eculp@casasponti.net.= =2E.: > > Weldon S Godfrey 3 escribi=F3: > >>=20 >> I did a quick search for this and didn't see anyone seeing this. >>=20 >> I am running 7.0-PRERELEASE amd64 >>=20 >> This is my loader.conf: >>=20 >> vm.kmem_size_max=3D"16106127360" >> vm.kmem_size=3D"1073741824" >> kern.maxvnodes=3D"800000" > > I've always changed those variables in /etc/sysctl.conf > > ed > >>=20 >> However, this is what happens after reboot: >>=20 >> store1# sysctl -a | grep kmem >> vm.kmem_size_scale: 3 >> vm.kmem_size_max: 3221225472 >> vm.kmem_size_min: 0 >> vm.kmem_size: 1073741824 >> store1# sysctl -a | grep kern.maxvn >> kern.maxvnodes: 100000 >> store1# >>=20 >>=20 >> Is there some issue with vm.kmem_size_max being larger than 3G? If this= has=20 >> been fixed, let me know. I am using 7.0-RELEASE loader from amd64 iso s= ince=20 >> for some reason, when I complile a new loader on this Dell 2950-iii, I g= et=20 >> an unusable loader (it just hangs before the screen to select safe mode,= =20 >> single user mode, etc). >>=20 >> Thanks, >>=20 >> Weldon >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.= org" >>=20 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" --0-358400939-1228397892=:23406--