Thanks for all of this information. I'm installing a 2.4.9 as we speak and I'll post my results asap. This should be interesting...
James ----- Original Message ----- From: "DLinkOZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CPU load > I know for a fact that hlds_l is picky about kernels as I installed several > at one point, ranging from the 2.4.9 up to the 2.4.20 variety and simply > rebooted into each to see what happened. It was a night and day difference. > I tried this on both dual and single Intel boxes as well as single AMD XP > machines, all with the exact same result. As for configuring the kernel, > like I mentioned it was a straight RPM install of it with no tweaking > whatsoever. > > I'll also mention, while horribly off-topic, that an 18 player MOHAA server > on this same machine uses around10-15% when full. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Couzens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:13 PM > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CPU load > > > > Thats not very helpful unless you can provide the list with your .config > > from this kernel so that we can find out WHICH kernel option is causing > this > > horrid cpu use. For example, in the BF1942 beta's kernels compiled with > SMP > > support suffered from excessive cpu use when idle (to the order of > 30-40%). > > > > I suppose it could be the kernel, but why would 3.1.1.0 be half decent > with > > my 2.6.0-test2 kernel (and 2.4.2x and 2.5.7x) and 3.1.1.1+ not be, unless > > there is some significant changes in there somewhere. > > > > At any rate, it should not be kernel specific... surely there is an option > > in there that is interacting poorly. > > > > James > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "DLinkOZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 5:56 PM > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CPU load > > > > > > > Btw, here's the server at 18 players: > > > > > > PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND > > > 18849 hlds 14 0 57628 56M 5280 R 7.7 11.2 1:08 hlds_i686 > > > > > > This is a 2Ghz P4, 512mb ram, running the kernel mentioned below (which > I > > > call generic because it came straight from an RPM, not custom compiled > or > > > otherwise stripped down). > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "DLinkOZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 7:49 PM > > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CPU load > > > > > > > > > > This brings up the old question of kernel version. I've only cut 2 of > > my > > > > servers over so far, and only one has seen any significant amount of > > > traffic > > > > since then... but at 14 players it was only consuming .5 to a max of > 4% > > of > > > a > > > > 2Ghz P4. As I mentioned probably a year ago on this list, I firmly > > > believe > > > > the 2.4.9 variety of kernel to be the absolute best for serving game > > > > servers. And after viewing some of the top output from others on this > > > list > > > > today I still stand behind my generic 2.4.9-34 kernel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Donald Maner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 7:45 PM > > > > Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] CPU load > > > > > > > > > > > > > Everyone, don't for one second think that an Athlon helps. > > > > > > > > > > 11808 donjr 25 0 89588 87M 5544 R 95.8 8.7 82:57 > hlds_amd > > > > > > > > > > 95.8%!!! Yes, it's a spike, but I can't run any other games on this > > > > > machine. It's an Athlon 2000+. > > > > > > > > > > 16 slot awp/aim/iceworld. Only has PC133 RAM, so that might have > > > > > something to do with it. I'm gonna compile a clean 2.4.22 kernel > for > > > > > the box and see if that makes any difference. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Didier Fronteau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 6:55 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CPU load > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > de_dust with 20 active players, ranges from 40% to 55% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > P4 2.4, redhat 7.3, krn=2.4.19, 1024DDR > > > > > (no pingboost or ticrate) > > > > > Admin-Mod v2.50.57-beta, no extra plugins > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Kevin J. Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 5:24 PM > > > > > Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] CPU load > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > dust2 16players: 76% on amd 1.2ghz tbird. Gentoo 1.4 glibc 2.3.2 > > > > > > hlds_amd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
