Maybe its HZ limit that causing this. /Bjorn
On Thu, 5 Mar 2009, Steffen Tronstad wrote: > (HLDS, _not_ SOURCE) > > I have a "problem" with one of my newest linux machines. (I do not know if it > is a problem) > > I've tried all pingboosts from 1-3, and sys_ticrate from 2000 to 10000. rcon > stats reports an FPS of ~240-250 no matter what settings I'm using. > > I have other servers running 999 FPS with no problem at all. > > > stats > CPU In Out Uptime Users FPS Players > 6.00 0.00 0.00 2 0 245.52 0 > > > The kernel I'm using is 2.6.26-1-amd64 #1 SMP, on a DELL 6850 (Quad intel > dualcore 12GB RAM) > > -----Opprinnelig melding----- > Fra: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne av Gary Stanley > Sendt: 24. februar 2009 16:31 > Til: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list; Half-Life dedicated Linux > server mailing list > Emne: Re: [hlds_linux] ticrate, pingboost, rates - need help > > At 03:23 AM 2/24/2009, Kveri wrote: > >guys I don't see any point running a server with pingboost (1,2 or 3) > >with 1000Hz kernel, why? It's already boosted, so why using pingboost? > > > >Kveri > > Different methods to service the timers that drive it. 1 uses an > alarm() call, 2 uses a select() > and 3 uses a method that processes each one as they come in. > > The engine runs fast with a pingboost of 3 and a ticrate over 1000 > due to the way the engine divides/multiplies the ticrate > to step frame time. > > You really don't need highres timers on a machine anyways, because > when hrtimers are enabled in the kernel the error rate is increased > and you see significant jitter doing sleeps.. the long term solution > is to write a sleep function that uses the rdtsc of the cpu and then > you get ultra accurate sleeps (you'll need a reference clock though, > like open /dev/hpet or use ntpd :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
