RE: BGL

2005-10-01 Thread Robert Slade
Mohammed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BGL On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 10:09:17PM -0400, Ansar Mohammed wrote: Is the kernel locking issue with FreeBSD 4.x sorted out in 5.x? I can't seem to get a proper answer. Perhaps because the above isn't a proper question? Yes

Re: BGL

2005-10-01 Thread Erik Trulsson
, 2005 4:46 PM To: Ansar Mohammed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BGL On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 10:09:17PM -0400, Ansar Mohammed wrote: Is the kernel locking issue with FreeBSD 4.x sorted out in 5.x? I can't seem to get a proper answer. Perhaps because the above

Re: BGL

2005-10-01 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 11:58:14PM -0400, Ansar Mohammed wrote: I love FreeBSD. I have been using it since 2.x. I have never had any problems with it. Rock Solid. Never a single kernel panic. Then I come across this article in a comparison between Linux and FreeBSD saying that FreeBSD has

Re: BGL

2005-10-01 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sat, Oct 01, 2005 at 07:43:51AM +0100, Robert Slade wrote: Ansar, I have had a mail server running a SMP kernel with Fedora Core 2 I have not seen any Kernel Lockup or random reboots. I am been having problems with a Quad processor machine with both 5.4 and 6 beta so much so that the

Re: BGL

2005-10-01 Thread Robert Slade
On Sat, 2005-10-01 at 09:27, Kris Kennaway wrote: On Sat, Oct 01, 2005 at 07:43:51AM +0100, Robert Slade wrote: Ansar, I have had a mail server running a SMP kernel with Fedora Core 2 I have not seen any Kernel Lockup or random reboots. I am been having problems with a Quad

RE: BGL

2005-10-01 Thread Tamouh H.
Hi Rob, For anyone here to be able to help you with this, we need much more information. For example: Make/Model of the machine: Type of CPUs, Speed: Type of RAM/Size: Type of Controller Card: Type of Hard Drives: Network Card: Applications running: or post a full dmesg.boot If you have

RE: BGL

2005-10-01 Thread Robert Slade
On Sat, 2005-10-01 at 15:01, Tamouh H. wrote: Hi Rob, For anyone here to be able to help you with this, we need much more information. For example: Make/Model of the machine: Type of CPUs, Speed: Type of RAM/Size: Type of Controller Card: Type of Hard Drives: Network Card:

Re: BGL

2005-10-01 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sat, Oct 01, 2005 at 02:36:18PM +0100, Robert Slade wrote: I did post several mails to the list and did not get any replies. That often indicates something was wrong with your emails, e.g. you didn't give enough information, and no-one was motivated to dig it out of you. The machine is

Re: BGL

2005-09-30 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 10:09:17PM -0400, Ansar Mohammed wrote: Is the kernel locking issue with FreeBSD 4.x sorted out in 5.x? I can't seem to get a proper answer. Perhaps because the above isn't a proper question? Yes, the BGL was pushed down a lot in FreeBSD 5. It still covers some parts

RE: BGL

2005-09-30 Thread Ansar Mohammed
Giant Lock. It seems that it affects SMP systems under high load. How much do other OSes suffer from this? -Original Message- From: Kris Kennaway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: September 30, 2005 4:46 PM To: Ansar Mohammed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BGL On Thu