Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:59:52 -0800 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, ivoras@freebsd.org, pjd@freebsd.org Subject: Re: When will ZFS become stable? Message-ID: <20080108175952.GA83277@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <200801081758.m08HwlOg076161@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <9bbcef730801070230k14f6x567c8caf75d4944d@mail.gmail.com> <200801081758.m08HwlOg076161@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 06:58:47PM +0100, Oliver Fromme wrote: > Ivan Voras wrote: > > Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote: > > > > > Let try to think how we can warn people clearly about proper tunning and > > > what proper tunning actually means. I think we should advise increasing > > > KVA_PAGES on i386 and not only vm.kmem_size. We could also warn that > > > running ZFS on 32bit systems is not generally recommended. Any other > > > suggestions? > > > > I'd suggest we do give all three warnings (KVA_PAGES, kmem_size, i386) > > at once, preferably both when the ZFS module loads and when a zpool is > > created. I think it's important that the tree pieces of information be > > given at the same time so the user doesn't need to hunt solutions > > after panics. > > How about including the URL of the ZFS tuning guide in the > warning message: > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSTuningGuide > > It contains all the necessary information for both i386 and > amd64 machines. It can also easily be updated if necessary > so people always get the most up-to-date information. > The tuning information belongs in the zfs(8) manual page. -- Steve
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