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Date:      Sat, 8 Sep 2007 23:51:03 +0200
From:      Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com>
To:        Simun Mikecin <numisemis@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Swapping on ZFS - stability issue
Message-ID:  <20070908215102.GA8291@hyperion.scode.org>
In-Reply-To: <855622.76488.qm@web36601.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References:  <855622.76488.qm@web36601.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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> Try one of this (depends wheter you need encrypted swap or not):
>=20
> 1. create zvol with 4k blocksize instead of default 8k:
>      zfs create -b 4k -V 4g tank/swap
>      swapon /dev/zvol/tank/swap

Using a 4k blocksize did not seem to have an effect on the problem.

The test I am doing is with top in one virtual console and the test
program on another. I keep refreshing top seeing memory use climb,
until it starts hitting swap. After a few seconds, top hangs and the
only indications of life are ping and the console.

--=20
/ Peter Schuller

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