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To: Geoff Mohler <gemohler@tgn2.tgn.net>
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Subject: Re: Namei cache? 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 09 Dec 1997 14:14:16 CST."
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Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 22:20:23 +0100
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
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In message <Pine.BSF.3.91.971209141312.20195B-100000@tgn2.tgn.net>, Geoff Mohle
r writes:
>> In current there is little you can do.
>> 
>> You can try to increase:
>> 
>> 	kern.maxvnodes
>> 	debug.wantfreevnodes
>
>I see what these values currently are, but what are my boundaries and 
>rules I have to follow in changing them..IE: stay in 4096 
>incrememnts..dont go above 99999...etc.

You'll run out of memory if you set them too high...

Add 10% or so at a a time, let it run for a day before you judge
the result...

--
Poul-Henning Kamp             FreeBSD coreteam member
phk@FreeBSD.ORG               "Real hackers run -current on their laptop."