From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 24 13:20:17 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C6091065677 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:20:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael@staff.openaccess.org) Received: from plato.corp.nas.com (plato.corp.nas.com [66.114.32.138]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FF238FC15 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:20:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plato.corp.nas.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34E355DFDB1E for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:02:19 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at corp.nas.com Received: from plato.corp.nas.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (plato.corp.nas.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id DNiYCzXneNsd for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:02:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.2.222] (mono-sis1.s.bli.openaccess.org [66.114.32.149]) by plato.corp.nas.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id A45EB5DFDAE6 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:02:18 -0800 (PST) From: "Michael DeMan (OA)" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:02:18 -0800 Message-Id: <2BC56E13-0373-4118-80C2-FDCF98F9097E@staff.openaccess.org> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) Subject: FBSD 8.0 + Quagga + AMD64 => not reliable? X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:20:17 -0000 Hi All, I am wondering if anybody else out there uses FreeBSD + Quagga very = much. I have found it to be quite reliable and useful for BGP routers in = particular, but we haven't upgraded our compact flash software image in = a long time - last was based on FreeBSD 64, i386, and single threaded. Now, trying to run FreeBSD 8.0 on AMD64, multi-processor (two dual-core) = with Quagga, primarily for BGP again (and some OSPF as usual), has = resulted in quagga locking up with nothing useful in kernel messages, = quagga logs, etc. Reverting to a uniprocessor kernel build for FreeBSD 8.0 seems to have = cleared the issue. Sorry if this sounds like a cross-post from quagga, but archives show = quagga should be okay on multiprocessor. I am wondering if anybody else = has tried this out. My thoughts are that perhaps its related to = threading and the (long awaited) separation of FIB & RIB for routing = directly inside of FreeBSD somehow. Basically, after a period of time, the machine loses BGP, OSPF, typing = 'vtysh' at the command line leaves vtysh basically hung, yet generally = box is responsive to SSH albeit it seems sluggish. Thanks,=20 - mike P.S. - Overall plan for me at this point is to just watch both FreeBSD = and Quagga source trees, update upon occasion on dev box, but probably = just keep my fingers crossed until FreeBSD 8.1 is out. Meanwhile, I = figured I would ask if anybody else is seeing anything like this.