Wonderful... :/
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Kyle Sanderson <kyle.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > You need to watch your console for vprof messages flying by and capture > the text some how. I think I saw one once, scrolled up to copy it, and it > was gone in a flash. You can try using screen to log the message if you're > on *nix, otherwise you can try your hand at using con_logfile, but be > aware, it kills. > > Thanks, > Kyle. > > > On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Essay Tew Phaun <sc2p...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> cheat protected -_-. I do know that the server dropped down into the red >> and nothing was generated. Are they stored in the vprof directory or within >> the root of the game installation? >> >> >> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Fletcher Dunn < >> fletch...@valvesoftware.com> wrote: >> >>> You should be able to enable it at any time.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> You can test if it’s working by executing the “spike” command, which >>> just forces the server frame rate to stall for a second or so.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: >>> hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] *On Behalf Of *Essay Tew Phaun >>> *Sent:* Monday, May 13, 2013 2:16 PM >>> >>> *To:* Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>> *Subject:* Re: [hlds] [hlds_linux] TF2 server performance spikes**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Can these both be enabled at any point during the server running or must >>> they be specified at startup? I've enabled both and seen 2 servers already >>> dip below and nothing has been generated.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Fletcher Dunn < >>> fletch...@valvesoftware.com> wrote:**** >>> >>> That trace doesn’t appear to be produced as a result of >>> vprof_dump_spikes. That is a profile of average performance over about an >>> hour’s worth of uptime.**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> 314391 frames sampled for 4718.71 seconds**** >>> >>> Average 66.63 fps, 15.01 ms per frame**** >>> >>> Peak 3131.67 ms frame**** >>> >>> 99 pct of time accounted for**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> When spike mode is active, it will clear the profile data each frame, >>> and then dump it if the frame time exceeds some threshold. (You actually >>> specify the reciprocal of the threshold, in hz.)**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> *From:* hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: >>> hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] *On Behalf Of *Kyle Sanderson >>> *Sent:* Monday, May 13, 2013 1:59 PM**** >>> >>> >>> *To:* Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list**** >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [hlds] [hlds_linux] TF2 server performance spikes**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Did you update? for the past hour or so I've been getting complaints >>> about spikes, I'm thinking it's something non-threaded using the Steam API. >>> I noticed Avatars have been working since the change, but I'm just pulling >>> at straws now. vprof hasn't rendered anything useful.**** >>> >>> Here's a vprof dump after a while (I wrote something to script most of >>> the captures, my goodness vprof takes a long time to print). >>> http://fpaste.org/11930/13684786/**** >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Kyle.**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Essay Tew Phaun <sc2p...@gmail.com> >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> Oh my god Valve, the spikes are 10x worse now, what have you done lol.** >>> ** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Bjorn Wielens <uniac...@yahoo.ca> >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> I will attempt to get a few vprof dumps and post them here.**** >>> >>> **** >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* Fletcher Dunn <fletch...@valvesoftware.com> >>> *To:* "hlds_li...@list.valvesoftware.com" < >>> hlds_li...@list.valvesoftware.com>; Half-Life dedicated Win32 server >>> mailing list <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> >>> *Sent:* Monday, May 13, 2013 2:09:14 PM**** >>> >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [hlds] [hlds_linux] TF2 server performance spikes**** >>> >>> >>> Has anybody used vprof spike mode? This sort of problem is pretty much >>> exactly what it was designed to investigate. >>> >>> E.g. >>> >>> vprof_on >>> vprof_dump_spikes 20 // dump a vprof report if frame rate drops >>> below 20 >>> >>> If the problem is caused by network traffic, using the -netspike command >>> line argument can also be used to dig deeper into exactly what entity data >>> is being sent. >>> >>> If you have a report and you don't know how to interpret it, you can >>> email it to me or post it here, I'm sure there are some people who can help >>> analyze it. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: >>> hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Bjorn Wielens >>> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 9:42 AM >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; >>> hlds_li...@list.valvesoftware.com >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] TF2 server performance spikes >>> >>> Correct, I was one of the folks discussing this in the last round of >>> messages and we run on Linux. Since my last message about having disabled >>> replays I still get occasional hiccups in a full server, but nowhere near >>> as bad as before, owing to the lack of replay overhead. >>> >>> I'd be happy to run diagnostics if they were available for Linux, but >>> alas that's not the case. >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Alex Kowald <abkow...@gmail.com> >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list < >>> hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> >>> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 1:16:04 PM >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 server performance spikes >>> >>> >>> >>> You are only accepting traces for windows servers correct? Some of the >>> people that have complained are running linux. I have the issue myself on >>> two independent servers. We get this new game studder after upgrading, >>> leaving everything else the same. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Fletcher Dunn < >>> fletch...@valvesoftware.com> wrote: >>> >>> I do have a theory about the cause of the CPU spikes. I’ll release a >>> build with the next mandatory update (which will probably be this >>> afternoon) that I think could address the problem. But since we are not >>> reproducing the problem here, this is just a theory, not disciplined >>> engineering. >>> > >>> >In order to conduct disciplined engineering, we need data from those >>> who are able to reproduce it. Judging by the amount of discussion this >>> problem has generated and the relatively small amount of effort that is >>> required in order to get the data to us, I’m really surprised we haven’t >>> received more traces. >>> > >>> >I have given out vtrace keys to every person who has asked for one. So >>> far we have received traces from exactly two (2) server operators. One >>> server operator had processor affinities set, the other was running a high >>> number of instances per core, such that the average CPU utilization was >>> high and there was no headroom for more than one process to spike. >>> > >>> > >>> >_______________________________________________ >>> >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> >https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> > >>> > >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds**** >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >
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