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Subject: Re: Big problems with 7.1 locking up :-(
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Tomas Randa wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have similar problems. The last "good" kernel I have from stable 
> brach, october the 8. Then in next upgrade, I saw big problems with 
> performance.
> I tried ULE, 4BSD etc, but nothing helps, only downgrading system back.
> 
> Now I am trying 7.1-p1 and problems are here again. Mysql is waiting a 
> lot of time with status "waiting for opening table" or "waiting for 
> close tables"
> 
> I have 32bit FreeBSD with PAE, 1x xeon 5420, supermicro motherboard, 
> areca SATA controller. Could not be problem in "da" device for example?

You and anyone else seeing performance problems should try to work 
through the advice given here:

   http://people.freebsd.org/~kris/scaling/Help_my_system_is_slow.pdf

Kris