Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:48:56 -0800 From: David G Lawrence <dg@dglawrence.com> To: Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Packet loss every 30.999 seconds Message-ID: <20071219154856.GC25053@tnn.dglawrence.com> In-Reply-To: <20071220011626.U928@besplex.bde.org> References: <D50B5BA8-5A80-4370-8F20-6B3A531C2E9B@eng.oar.net> <20071217102433.GQ25053@tnn.dglawrence.com> <CD187AD1-8712-418F-9F49-FA3407BA1AC7@eng.oar.net> <20071220011626.U928@besplex.bde.org>
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> Try it with "find / -type f >/dev/null" to duplicate the problem almost > instantly. FreeBSD used to have some code that would cause vnodes with no cached pages to be recycled quickly (which would have made a simple find ineffective without reading the files at least a little bit). I guess that got removed when the size of the vnode pool was dramatically increased. -DG David G. Lawrence President Download Technologies, Inc. - http://www.downloadtech.com - (866) 399 8500 The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org Pave the road of life with opportunities.
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