Re: some linux tuning

Brian wrote:

> # FD # Requests Flags Time Offset
> 1 10 21561 A 7.335 0
> 2 11 4990 A 13.162 0
> 3 12 1051 A 14.897 0
> 4 13 229 A 14.812 0
> 5 14 65 A 460.967 0
> 6 15 18 A 43939.252 0
> 7 16 2 A 54835.780 0
> 8 17 0 A 0.000 0
> 9 20 0 A 0.000 0
> 10 42 0 A 0.000 0
>
> hmm, I wonder why it doesn't load balance over the children?

Why should it? It uses as many as it needs when needed (as long as there
is a dnsserver process available).

> I have never had a machine go down with 2.2. It runs for weeks and
> months. Machine is mostly RH5.2 based, with all updates. I don't use the
> squid rpm though, I compile from source. I wonder if it has to do with
> certain run time options you use and I don't etc?

Squid 2.2 is known to leak some memory. Duane is working hard at finding
the leaks. At least three patches for known 2.2.STABLE3 memory leaks are
available from the known Squid 2.2 bugs page.

--
Henrik Nordstrom
Spare time Squid hacker