From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Thu Jun 25 18:30:35 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C37043414B3 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:30:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwilde1@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lf1-x142.google.com (mail-lf1-x142.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::142]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49t7qb0Mgrz4QN2 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:30:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwilde1@gmail.com) Received: by mail-lf1-x142.google.com with SMTP id y18so3738203lfh.11 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:30:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=M/pW/xaAzYwLXtzVm8WnNaWOVrHKo2Dt5mCurJz3YlA=; b=g1EHlH3XkV1zUqYNXFq+4w+7DcwtPg6Ce2ljNhfu4367s6gqwLviR8CEYXfVZnXB+3 XtcbntETNTZ8Ow3jHCgvbN/ZzBM9d93UmpjxNnH9Zub66+stWJdFOc49nLAoYbyakWNf r519BWpxvvrKyOa+FpesCHjH3x98ds9pIRvotu+hjV/WlrvBKESYCHFdaT2weEYZVdnW cRcKIz5vCcBHYpiC7yKcJtqPR96+hinYXsvcBgprxtyHHDAV0TZm6jQv5nwFbrd/XP07 vgqc+rUw55dFWGYSd4uTCoMnCSUBWeHjxXBh/6eYI58CzsTo6QkoXfSlP29ofW6tcmKt x0og== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=M/pW/xaAzYwLXtzVm8WnNaWOVrHKo2Dt5mCurJz3YlA=; b=I2nbQ2De7jf6inEUAV6f7uYQ0G9kdAOHAwVevhojs4ewCa9J6ajCNvE9JI3O8pcD0N Ub3sNW09tHzr0YzbMax2n9KlPnmpCq40MwHml9A4yOO5cz/m2TsZqWhINVNFd+Yg+IsX 3cWQDhuu7Szdw8DjpcfbsAjAMXio2K9I13nFY8fYYW+RzJ+udCszSyL54JFS/oSi8tCv NAdNembyIV27SUQIX9W9ZlLj8roM00eGOFpHLgcD2eh/PbD3xHiSkuOSXzKhdaf2VwFG dSP0VwNGZ5ckk9+VGqiT2sWYSCTqveSn5GZI7qn0mGWEQyeqBRyxXukXszOb4RbbNEnz nsgg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531j18i4140hzsVrzDd+ZC5jnmAVTx2zWkWjDMFwMDt0MbYKfXnk p6K4Rt3sYqwMFU5YTcnmEqUZOPuosBf5QkXg0Qo2hHUh X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzr59//fbxxEeyzR7nQM1ICIeqGbT85+jQm0HxBYWC5FkaFxDx3gY9rt21lVDjutxEOC03mMBhjU0Kry/o8aqc= X-Received: by 2002:ac2:5a01:: with SMTP id q1mr19477036lfn.182.1593109832141; Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:30:32 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:ab3:4703:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:30:31 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: dwilde1@gmail.com In-Reply-To: References: <20200625000410.GA10210@eureka.lemis.com> <20200625025248.GB10210@eureka.lemis.com> From: Donald Wilde Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:30:31 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: swap space issues To: Paul Mather Cc: freebsd-stable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 49t7qb0Mgrz4QN2 X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=g1EHlH3X; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of dwilde1@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::142 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=dwilde1@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.36 / 15.00]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[dwilde1@gmail.com]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; REPLYTO_ADDR_EQ_FROM(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.37)[-0.374]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.97)[-0.975]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.01)[-1.010]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; FREEMAIL_REPLYTO(0.00)[gmail.com]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-stable@freebsd.org]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::142:from]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:30:35 -0000 On 6/25/20, Paul Mather wrote: > On Jun 24, 2020, at 11:34 PM, Donald Wilde wrote: > > > I think I've missed in this thread where you said which FreeBSD arch you are > running: is it FreeBSD/amd64 or FreeBSD/i386? (With an "old" machine, 4 GB > RAM, and an install still using MBR, it could potentially be FreeBSD/i386.) > Sorry, Paul. You're right, I didn't say. amd64. Here's 'uname -a' FreeBSD Synergy000010 12.1-STABLE FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE r362500 LIBERTYSERVER amd64 > If it is FreeBSD/i386, there is a precedent for it having problems with > configuring large amounts of swap. However, it is usually related to having > relatively little RAM, too (large amounts of swap space means the OS needs > to use more RAM to keep track of it). > That's good to know, Paul. I am once again doing embedded work, which means I will be coding 32-bit ARM M7's soon enough. Here's 'pstat -s' on the i3 (which registers as cpu HAMMER): Device 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity /dev/ada0s1b 33554432 0 33554432 0% /dev/ada0s1d 33554432 0 33554432 0% Total 67108864 0 67108864 0% -- Don Wilde **************************************************** * What is the Internet of Things but a system * * of systems including humans? * ****************************************************