From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 7 04:41:09 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F559106566B for ; Wed, 7 May 2008 04:41:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fox@verio.net) Received: from dfw-smtpout2.email.verio.net (dfw-smtpout2.email.verio.net [129.250.36.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 396C98FC15 for ; Wed, 7 May 2008 04:41:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fox@verio.net) Received: from [129.250.36.64] (helo=dfw-mmp4.email.verio.net) by dfw-smtpout2.email.verio.net with esmtp id 1JtawC-0000Lc-3d for freebsd-net@freebsd.org; Wed, 07 May 2008 04:07:28 +0000 Received: from [129.250.40.241] (helo=limbo.int.dllstx01.us.it.verio.net) by dfw-mmp4.email.verio.net with esmtp id 1JtawC-0001wM-0Q for freebsd-net@freebsd.org; Wed, 07 May 2008 04:07:28 +0000 Received: by limbo.int.dllstx01.us.it.verio.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C56278E298; Tue, 6 May 2008 23:07:27 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 23:07:27 -0500 From: David DeSimone To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080507040727.GA28983@verio.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: <48207C8B.4020509@samoylyk.sumy.ua> <48209BC4.5080602@elischer.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <48209BC4.5080602@elischer.org> Precedence: bulk User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Subject: Re: Problems with netgraph X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 04:41:09 -0000 Julian Elischer wrote: > > unfortunatly I've been totally ignoring this thread because it said > "trouble with em" in the topic.. > If you'd said "trouble with mpd" then maybe I'd have looked earlier.. In the poster's defense, the only symptom that started this was this info from ps: PID USERNAME THR PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE C TIME WCPU COMMAND 29 root 1 -68 - 0K 16K CPU5 5 196:41 100.00% em0 taskq So tracking it down to mpd has been a process of elimination in figuring out why packets absorb so much CPU. -- David DeSimone == Network Admin == fox@verio.net "This email message is intended for the use of the person to whom it has been sent, and may contain information that is confidential or legally protected. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, you are not authorized to copy, dis- tribute, or otherwise use this message or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Verio, Inc. makes no warranty that this email is error or virus free. Thank you." --Lawyer Bot 6000