Date: Thu, 26 Dec 96 16:10:33 CST From: Joe Greco <jgreco@solaria.sol.net> To: dg@root.com Cc: mango@staff.communique.net, hackers@freefall.freebsd.org, questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help 'no buffer available'!! Message-ID: <199612262210.QAA07831@solaria.sol.net> In-Reply-To: <199612260218.SAA04304@root.com> from "David Greenman" at Dec 25, 96 06:18:47 pm
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> >My kernel details" > > > >options "CHILD_MAX=512" > >options "OPEN_MAX=1024" > >options "MAXMEM=262144" > >options "NMBCLUSTERS=4096" > >options "EXTRAVNODES=30000" <----- this is not a real option on > >2.1.6 > >options "NBUF=4096" > > I don't know off hand what is causing your problem, but you definately > don't want NBUF=4096. There is no reason for it and it will consume a > tremendous amount of virtual memory in 2.1.x. I have noticed I get the "No buffer space" under several conditions, most of which involve "stalls" of networking stuff. An enabled de interface with nothing connected will cause this. A sl interface that got flow controlled will often get wedged in this state. Usually downing and up'ping the interface will clear the condition. ... Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Greco - Systems Administrator jgreco@ns.sol.net Solaria Public Access UNIX - Milwaukee, WI 414/342-4847
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