Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:55:38 -0500 From: "Kenneth Mays" <kmays2000@hotmail.com> To: lists@alzaid.com, dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: nfsd Benchmark Message-ID: <LAW2-F79LFQG101s7hp00004eeb@hotmail.com>
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<html><DIV> <P>Rami,</P> <P>You will want to use v2.2.19 of the Linux kernel if you are testing the NFS server and</P> <P>client issues. The newer kernel fixed a few problems they had with NFS that may add to your</P> <P>problems testing with FreeBSD.</P> <P>Ken</P> <P><BR><BR> </P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: Rami AlZaid <LISTS@ALZAID.COM> <DIV></DIV>>To: David Malone <DWMALONE@MATHS.TCD.IE> <DIV></DIV>>CC: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: nfsd Benchmark <DIV></DIV>>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 02:16:33 -0500 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>I've compiled the debugger into the kernel and read the section <DIV></DIV>>about that <DIV></DIV>>in the handbook but now after the crash there isn't any dump <DIV></DIV>>restored! I <DIV></DIV>>tried using the ctl-alt-esc but that doesn't help... when the <DIV></DIV>>machined is <DIV></DIV>>killed I'm not about to do anything with it at all other than <DIV></DIV>>resetting the <DIV></DIV>>machine. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>At 04:29 AM 3/28/2001, you wrote: <DIV></DIV>>>On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:29:35PM -0500, Rami AlZaid wrote: <DIV></DIV>>> > I'm currently running 4.3-BETA and I'm trying to <DIV></DIV>>>benchmark nfsd <DIV></DIV>>> > with iozone. When using a Linux machine (2.2.18) as the nfs <DIV></DIV>>>client and a <DIV></DIV>>> > FreeBSD machine as the nfs server, the whole FreeBSD machine <DIV></DIV>>>hangs when <DIV></DIV>>> > trying to benchmark and the only thing I could do is turn it off <DIV></DIV>>>and turn <DIV></DIV>>> > it back on again. The nfsd works fine in normal usage but it <DIV></DIV>>>just hangs <DIV></DIV>>> > when benchmarking. Does anyone know why would nfsd hangs the <DIV></DIV>>>FreeBSD <DIV></DIV>>> > machine when trying to benchmark it? is this a bug? <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>Definitely a bug. Linux used to have lousy clustering, which would <DIV></DIV>>>result in the NFS server being hit harder during writes, but I <DIV></DIV>>>think this has been fixed. It shouldn't kill the server either <DIV></DIV>>>way. Have you tried compiling the debugger into the kernel and <DIV></DIV>>>using ctl-alt-esc when it is wedged? <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Rami AlZaid <RAMI com (dot) alzaid (at)>* ICQ # 1071118 <DIV></DIV>>WebPages: www.alzaid.com * www.wooyeah.com <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org <DIV></DIV>>with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message <DIV></DIV><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p></html>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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