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Date:      Wed, 23 Jan 2002 18:27:03 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Mario Doria <mariodoria@yahoo.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re[2]: Strange lock-ups during backup over nfs after adding 1024M RAM
Message-ID:  <20020123182636.V56623-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <001201c1a47d$faf08ae0$0a00a8c0@Deathstar>

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Mario Doria wrote:

> >Drop this to 128, definitely.  If you're doing a lot of network, monitor
> >your mbuf usage and override that if necessary.
>
> I had the same problem, but I removed the extra RAM from the machine.
>
> What's better, to hardcode maxusers 128 in the kernel or let it be maxusers
> 0 and let the system auto-size the parameter?

I would suggest fixing it, although you're welcome to test the autosizing.
I think it caps out at 512MB anyway.

> Also, is this autosized on every boot or whenever a kernel is built?

It's done on boot.

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu     |  www.FreeBSD.org


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