Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:34:41 -0500 From: tcobb@staff.circle.net To: green@unixhelp.org, dillon@apollo.backplane.com Cc: khetan@chain.freebsd.os.org.za, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Problems in VM structure ? Message-ID: <A0CFA284C004D211B7EE0060082F32A412E202@freya.circle.net>
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I'm seeing different responses depending on hardware. On regular Pentium 166 machines, I almost NEVER get a panic. On brand-new Pentium II 350s, I get a panic every 6-9 hours. This happens when both kernels are configured the same for maxusers. It happens when both machines are under the same load level -- the P5 stays rock solid, the P6 flakes out. What's the chance that our kernel adaptations for PIIs is partly at fault? -Troy Cobb Circle Net, Inc. http://www.circle.net > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Feldman [mailto:green@unixhelp.org] > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 7:48 AM > To: Matthew Dillon > Cc: Khetan Gajjar; current@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Problems in VM structure ? > > > On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Matthew Dillon wrote: > > > :maxusers 256 > > > > Try reducing maxusers to 128. Another person > reported similar behavior > > to me and after a bunch of work he tried going back > to a basic > > distribution -- and everything started working again. > > > > It turned out that a maxusers value of 256 and 512 > were causing his machine > > to go poof, but a maxusers value of 128 worked fine. > > > > I haven't tracked the problem down yet. Please try > reducing your maxusers > > to 128 and email the results to current. > > For what it's worth, my maxusers is 250 and my system is > quite stable, even > during a make -j25 buildworld. > > > > > -Matt > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > > > Brian Feldman _ __ > ___ ___ ___ > green@unixhelp.org _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \ > http://www.freebsd.org/ _ __ ___ ____ | _ \__ \ |) | > FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! _ __ ___ ____ _____ > |___/___/___/ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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