At 04:45 AM 9/16/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >At one time we only had one busy server running on a dual-core machine. I >could see from the cpu graphs that it would jump core randomly, but around >once every 5 minutes. We tried forcing it to one core. This worked, but >around every 5 minutes - ie around when the scheduler had wanted to jump >cores - the entire server lagged for a fraction of a second. Your milage >may vary.
Might be cache line bouncing that caused the lag; or SMI interrupts firing off.. >For quad-core machines that are organised so pairs of cores share the same >L3 cache, it may be worth forcing your servers to run on one pair or >another. We now have a quad core, but we don't have the necessary >popularity to test this - and we're not entirely sure if the pairs are 0&1, >2&3, or 0&2,1&3 > >For what it's worth, the utility we used to control processor affinity was >taskset. > >Philip Cass > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pawel > > Sent: 15 September 2008 21:23 > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta updated > > > > So how can i bind process to CPU of my choice? > > Of course i'm talking about linux, anybody would help? > > Or maybe you can add some command to linux hlds, to specify > > what core i want to use. > > > > On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Alfred Reynolds > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > It means we don't call SetAffinity() so the server will go > > to the CPU > > > the OS decides (and wander among CPU's). You may want to test the > > > performance impact of letting it wander and use your own script to > > > bind it to the CPU of your choice if that helps. > > > > > > - Alfred > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlds- > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Hartland > > > > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 12:11 PM > > > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; > > > > [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta updated > > > > > > > > Does that mean it wont bind to any cpu specifically, i.e. > > it can use > > > > any in the system? > > > > or that it can use any CPU except CPU 0? > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Jason Ruymen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta has been updated. Please run > > > > hldsupdatetool > > > > > to receive the updates. The specific changes are: > > > > > > > > > > - Added "-noaff" option for dedicated servers so it > > won't bind to > > > CPU > > > > 0 > > > > > on windows > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > > This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay > > (UK) Ltd. > > > and > > > > the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of > > > > misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, > > > printing > > > > or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. > > > > > > > > In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete > > transmission > > > > please telephone +44 845 868 1337 or return the E.mail to > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > archives, please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > > list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > >_______________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >archives, please visit: >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
