From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Apr 21 23:06:24 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42AF8B18E2C for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:06:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbtakk@iherebuywisely.com) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30CB110E0 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:06:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbtakk@iherebuywisely.com) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id 3027CB18E2A; Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:06:24 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FA17B18E29; Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:06:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbtakk@iherebuywisely.com) Received: from aibo.runbox.com (aibo.runbox.com [91.220.196.211]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EAC8710DF; Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:06:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbtakk@iherebuywisely.com) Received: from [10.9.9.241] (helo=rmm6prod02.runbox.com) by bars.runbox.com with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1atNfw-0004Wt-Aq; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:06:20 +0200 Received: from mail by rmm6prod02.runbox.com with local (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1atNfw-0006cx-AS; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:06:20 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from [Authenticated user (846156)] by runbox.com with http (RMM6); Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:06:20 GMT From: "Jeffrey Bouquet" Reply-To: jbtakk@iherebuywisely.com To: "stable" CC: "questions" Subject: Curious about loader.conf variables that I had to edit out Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:06:20 -0700 (PDT) X-Mailer: RMM6 Message-Id: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:06:24 -0000 Cross-posting two thee lists (here latter two, so more who may know may read...) These settings removed, from /boot/loader.conf, fixed a hosed current/custom kernel bootup (v11 of April 2016) that was a showstopper here... so one of those lines below may be an obvious problem someone knows about (either the sysctl, or value assigned to it...)=20 Otherwise, some/all may be fodder for one's own loader.conf if they are viable; each had a reason per a website or blog or wiki or list email obviously, at one time. (twelve years in compilation altogether so far...) # out snd_pcm_load=3D"YES" # out snd_acm_load=3D"YES" # out kern.msgbufsize=3D"130000" # out kern.ipc.shmmni=3D"1024" # out kern.ipc.shmseg=3D"1024" # out hw.snd.maxautovchans=3D"4" # out hw.snd.targetirqrate=3D"36"=20=20=20=20 # out hint.pcm.0.buffersize=3D"65536"=20 # out hw.snd.verbose=3D"3" # out kern.ipc.semmns=3D"240" # out kern.ipc.semume=3D"40" # out kern.ipc.semmnu=3D"120" # out vfs.read_max=3D"128"=20=20=20=20 # out kern.randompid=3D"1" # out kern.ipc.shmmax=3D"67108864"=20 # out kern.ipc.shmall=3D"32768" # out vm.kmem_size=3D"700M"=20=20=20=20 # out vm.kmem_size_max=3D"700M"=20=20 # out vfs.zfs.arc_max=3D"250M" # out kern.sched.preempt_thresh=3D"224" # out vfs.usermount=3D"1"=20=20=20 # out kern.geom.part.check_integrity=3D"0"=20=20 # out vm.overcommit=3D"1" # out kern.maxfilesperproc=3D"65536" # out kern.ipc.somaxconn=3D"1024" # out kern.ipc.nmbclusters=3D"81920" # out kern.fallback_elf_brand=3D"3" # out vfs.write_behind=3D"0" Not urgent but may save some time and trouble if I am careless upon uncommenting the line and it all goes south... from a PBKAC or similar.=