Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 16:52:43 -0700 From: Cory Petkovsek <cory@adaptableit.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail/strace hanging Message-ID: <20040417235243.GG41098@adaptableit.com> In-Reply-To: <20040410072938.GA8301@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <20040408230839.GH4101@adaptableit.com> <20040409091642.GB33753@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <20040410012741.GB10773@adaptableit.com> <20040410072938.GA8301@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Sat, Apr 10, 2004 at 08:29:38AM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: > Hmmm... Very strange. I wonder if it's sendmail causing the effect at > all -- sounds like it might be something more systemic. Do you have > ACPI enabled? Could it be that the system is throttling the CPU under > load -- perhaps to keep the CPU cool? Possibly, but I have not had any further problems once it started working again. I have it configured as I want it, so I won't worry about it until it happens again. I have noticed sendmail blocking as I send a message through mutt. I presume this is caused by dns lookups, but it is nearly always brief. strace still blocks if I just say: $ strace cat file It blocks, but will jump start if I 'ctrl+z' and 'fg'. ioctl(3, PIOCWAIT Cory -- Cory Petkovsek Adapting Information Adaptable IT Consulting Technology to Your (858) 705-1655 Business cory@AdaptableIT.com www.AdaptableIT.com
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