Worth Bishop wrote:
Thanks Kevin -
First, I guess, be sure that it's using the file
you're specifying.
I've sure wondered about this. As I've compiled & installed the custom
kernels, I've watched the changes in the size & date/time stamp to the
/kernel binary file. It's definitely changing, and I think I've done
everything I'm supposed to to tell the system what kernel file to use.
I've gone so far as to copy the /kernel file into /kernel.GENERIC
(keeping a backup kernel.GENERIC) with the same results.
What troubles me is that every time I reboot I see: FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE
#0: Sat Apr 21 10:54:49 GMT 2001
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC in the messages. I
don't see :/usr/src/sys/compile/MYKERNEL, even though I've changed the
ident line and every other reference to GENERIC I can find in the
configuration file to MYKERNEL.
This is the output of "uname -a", I'm quite sure, and therefore is
a reference to the userland, and the kernel that was in place when
it was built. If the kernel has a different date/time, etc., then
you've built it just fine...question is, what's up with the MAXUSERS
thing.
What else can I do to ensure that the system is using the kernel I
intend it to use?
That's about it.
I've not tried setting maxusers to "0" but will. And as for
patches...well, I kind of inherited this system and am guessing patches
have been sporadically applied if at all. My own expertise is all OJT
and what I've gleaned from manuals, online help, folks like you, etc. My
inclination is to upgrade ASAP to newest release, but as this is a
production system with no hot spare and those who control it are
fanatically opposed to any downtime...it may need to reach crisis point
before that can be done.
Thanks again for any suggestions!
Worth Bishop
I'm not sure I've any further suggestions. I've pretty much decided
to keep close to updated; however, and somewhat unfortunately perhaps,
I've no boxes so "busy" and "mission-critical" that they can't be
rebooted now and again.....
Kevin Kinsey
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Kinsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Worth Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 4:11 AM
Subject: Re: Unable to boost maxusers in custom kernel.
Worth Bishop wrote:
Running FreeBSD 4.3 (I know - upgrade on the way, but would like to
know what's going on here for future ref), on AMD Athlon MP 1600
(1393.79-MHz 686-class CPU) with 1.5 Gb RAM. Ran up against 'too many
files' problem, dropped packets, maxing out mbuf's, proc files, etc.
Attempted to compile custom kernel based on GENERIC only by changing
maxusers from 32 to (first) 512, then 256, then 128. No matter what,
system rebooted with 32 maxusers, 4096 mbugs, 1024 max mbuf clusters,
1024 maxfiles. Can reset maxfiles via sysctl, but why won't maxusers
stick?
Have tried building both with:
# /usr/sbin/config MYKERNEL
# cd ../../comple/MYKERNEL
# make depend
# make
# make install
# reboot
and with
# cd /usr/src
# make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL
# make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL
# reboot
No discernable error messages.
What am I missing?
First, I guess, be sure that it's using the file
you're specifying.
Next, hmm, per the Handbook, have you tried "0" (to let
the system "auto-tune" itself?)
That said, after 4.5*, you can set this variable in
/boot/loader.conf ... I've no idea ATM whether or not
this behavior was "MFC'ed" back into your code stream
or not ... (surely you're not running 4.3 UNPATCHED<?!!>)
you may wish to check /boot/defaults/loader.conf for
evidence of this theory, and, if you find it, give that
a try as well.
HTH,
Kevin Kinsey
*This information isn't in the handbook (I don't think ...
I sent a doc PR a day or two ago on it due to a post
here by someone who was having troubles in the same
area, I guess...).
--
No problem is insoluble in all conceivable circumstances.
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