From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 8 20:22:18 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E907C16A478; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:22:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee) Received: from smtp-out.neti.ee (smtp-out.neti.ee [194.126.126.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D7B113C45A; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:22:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at estpak.ee Received: from Relayhost2.neti.ee (Relayhost2 [88.196.174.142]) by MXR-8.estpak.ee (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9742A12F446; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:22:11 +0200 (EET) Received: from originaal.kodu.lan (88-196-109-8-dsl.trt.estpak.ee [88.196.109.8]) by Relayhost2.neti.ee (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9076D1F77A7; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:22:11 +0200 (EET) Message-ID: <4783DB72.6030605@raad.tartu.ee> Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:22:10 +0200 From: Toomas Aas User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071121) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kris Kennaway References: <1199812249.96494.133.camel@predator-ii.buffyverse> <4783C8A8.2090705@raad.tartu.ee> <4783D41B.3000204@FreeBSD.org> <4783D748.1050401@raad.tartu.ee> <4783D824.1050502@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4783D824.1050502@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Wayne Sierke Subject: Re: 6.3-PRERELEASE desktop system periodically freezes momentarily X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:22:19 -0000 Kris Kennaway wrote: > Toomas Aas wrote: >> Kris Kennaway wrote: >> >>> Toomas Aas wrote: >>>> I have a 6.3-PRERELEASE system (last cvsupped Dec 12), which always >>>> freezes *once* a few minutes after booting up. >> >>> This is usually when your system accesses swap because you ran out of >>> free RAM. >> last pid: 1264; load averages: 1.04, 1.04, 1.01 up 0+02:07:15 >> 21:59:30 >> 82 processes: 2 running, 80 sleeping >> CPU states: 0.4% user, 98.5% nice, 1.1% system, 0.0% interrupt, 0.0% >> idle >> Mem: 149M Active, 227M Inact, 100M Wired, 1388K Cache, 84M Buf, 251M Free >> Swap: 512M Total, 512M Free >> > > OK, it is not in use now, but check again immediately after the pause. I just did that. Rebooted, logged back in using xdm, quickly started an xterm and top in it. Then moved around the mouse pointer. When the freeze happened, 'top' (which itself froze too) showed that 609 MB memory was free and no swap was being used. -- Toomas Aas ... Kindred: Fear that relatives are coming to stay.