I found this: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg44106.html
Maybe this can help. 2009/3/8 AnAkIn . <[email protected]> > I remember this cvar which was causing problems on CSS a while ago : > net_queued_packet_thread > > Is setting it to 0 the same as -NoQueuedPacketThread? > > Maybe you could try it instead of -NoQueuedPacketThread and see if you also > get that lag/stutter. > > 2009/3/7 Severian <[email protected]> > > Dear Valve, >> >> 1) The -NoQueuedPacketThread option is definitely still required to >> avoid client timeout/drops, but it lags/stutters pretty badly, with >> regular (every 30 secs or so) 1.5 and 2 second spikes, much more >> noticeable than I was seeing with yesterday's build. This is on a server >> with only me connected! I can't wait to see what it does with a load. >> >> 2) Disabling plugins (running beetlesmod here) does not improve anything. >> >> 3) Since yesterday's update, lots of concurrent mic usage would >> disconnect several users simultaneously, apparently at random, and not >> the yakkers themselves. I have never seen this before, but I don't know >> if it's because of some new thread synch/race condition problem, or if >> it's a previous problem exacerbated by it, or just something the monkeys >> found (as one of the server admins put it). It's not a bandwidth problem >> (dual 100mbps connection through NTT/Verio) and I haven't seen CPU above >> 80-85% of 1 CPU. (The server is alltalk and noisy.) >> >> 4) TF2 seems to be using considerably more CPU than it did a year ago. >> Is this because of the new weapons and other code? >> >> 5) Do you need any information about the servers having the problem -- >> config files, system configurations, etc., or do you already have a >> handle on what the problem is? >> >> 6) Does anyone want an account on this system to test with? No GUI, but >> real programmers don't need that. Email me if so. >> >> Tell Chet that Severian says hi, and to please come play some more after >> the problem is sorted. >> >> My config: >> - RHE 5.2 on dual core, 2GB, dual 100mbps >> - kernel release 2.6.18-92.el5 >> >> Thanks, >> Sev >> [PoE] Garbage Day, [PoE] Deke Lord Chet and the Glee Club >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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

