Hi, > Hi, > > I have a rather busy network, and my ksoftirqd processes are using > quite a lot of CPU. I'm trying to optimize my NIC settings, but I > think I can't get any better unless I change hardware. > > However, I want to make sure I prioritize CPU power for the ksoftirqd > processes because I noticed that if by any chance another process runs > on any of my 8 cores at a high rate (100% CPU) then the network > usually lags for a short while (ping latency soars, etc). For > instance, whenever I run "shorewall reload" one of the cores goes up > to 100% (perl) for about a minute. During this time frame I can see
~1 minute? Do you have an insane number of rules somehow? One thing I was wondering, are the 8 cores real cores or 4 with HT? Regards, Simon _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list Shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users