nsdispatch performance issue for large group files

Regarding performance of: lib/libc/net/nsdispatch.c When used from: lib/libc/net/getgrent.c (called by initgroups()) I don't normally post here but I wanted to make a suggestion on a performance issue that I spotted. I run a large number of high-volume web hosting servers and noticed on some of

Intel's GX managment port client, or any hints on the specs?

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Upgrading from 3.0Release to 3.3Stable

Hi,   I have performed several live upgrades of FreeBSD before (3.0Stable to 3.3Stable), and experienced no problems. However, I think there are more differences in 3.0Release (basically, that was the first version that supported SMP), and was hoping for some feed back. I know that the kerne

Q: xl0: no memory for rx list -- packet dropped!

Hi, I am running a FreeBSD server, and I am running into this problem very often. The machine stops responding and instead outputs 1000s of xl0: no memory for rx list -- packet dropped! xl0: no memory for rx list -- packet dropped! xl0: no memory for rx list -- packet dropped! xl0: no memory fo