Changing affinity on Linux is the worst thing you can do for your servers.
> Hi, > > Yes, I set the priority to -20 (best possible) and assigned 1 server per > core, but this doesn't change anything on the situation. > > Saint K. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy L > Havener > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 1:06 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Random 100% CPU Usage Spike Across All Cores [Need > Help] > > have you tried assigning affinity? > > Saint K. wrote: >> Hi, >> >> You exactly have the same issue as we on our Linux machines. >> >> I thought it was either the network or the kernel, as all machines share > the >> same issue, and I couldn't trace anything down. >> >> I've verified the network is good by using Smokeping monitoring, and I've >> tested several completely different kernels, but still encounter the same >> issue. >> >> I haven't really seen the servers go to 100% CPU load, as there is no >> real >> pattern in the spikes... Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't. It >> doesn't really matter what map is playing in our case. >> >> I am 100% sure that one of the servers has ran without this issue on the >> exact same config. That machine hasn't had any hardware or software > changes, >> accept of TF2 updates. I believe we're having this issue for over 2 >> months >> now. >> >> Cheers, >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 1nsane >> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 11:21 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [hlds] Random 100% CPU Usage Spike Across All Cores [Need Help] >> >> Hi Guys, >> >> I'm getting these random lag spikes on one of my boxes. It's caused by > SRCDS >> somehow magically going into 100% CPU usage and lagging down all the >> other >> servers on the box. (Ussualy lats 1-4 seconds, rather annoying) >> >> Here is a screenshot to illustrate the problem. >> http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3594/srcdsspikekz1.png >> >> At first I thought it might be a plugin... but now that the free weekend > has >> hit I restarted the servers whit out any plugins and I am still getting >> them. I have watched every single SRCDS process and I do know that SRCDS > is >> causing this... not some other process. So far this seems to happen on >> Goldrush (atleast that's what I have noticed). >> >> Any one has any ideas? Thanks! >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1510 - Release Date: 6/19/2008 > 3:21 PM >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
