I tried to run 32 slots x2 on my Core2Duo dedicated server. It used 80% cpu and nothing more. However, fps drops were to 1 and shit, so i cba to host them.
> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:14:45 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] cpu on i7 920 > > Its not a bug its a "feature", jk. Orangebox take teh 100% cpu usage in > a core with more than 25 slots, i tested it on many linux distros, many > kernel configurations and many cpus. So welcome to the club. > > Hi, > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > The servers are build according to Tyans best practise, so everything is > > inserted in the correct slots. I've recently also updated the BIOS versions > > to be sure. > > > > One thing I notice, at the memory settings is a "snooping" option - If this > > is disabled, the overall load is slightly lower (as it is now). > > > > I'd generally wouldn't blame the hardware either, however, seeing I can't > > find anything software wise, it's the logical next thing to look at. > > > > Any more tips are welcome! > > > > Saint K. > > ________________________________________ > > From: Jesse Molina [[email protected]] > > Sent: 25 July 2011 12:36 > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > Cc: Saint K. > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] cpu on i7 920 > > > > Looks fine, don't mess with it. > > > > generic-receive-offload would be good if you were doing 10G networking, > > but otherwise forget about it. > > > > Make sure that your RAM is in the right slots as recommended by Tyan. > > That can slow things down sometimes but I would not expect that to cause > > such significant problems. > > > > I have no clue. Grab an old cruddy desktop, set it up on your home > > network, do a quickplay qualified server, and then watch how it runs. > > Use the same OS and versions you are using on your server and then start > > twiddling. You only need about a 2Mbps upstream rate for a 24-player > > server. > > > > I would blame software way before I started blaming hardware. > > > > Actually, I'd blame something you did unknowingly, first, but just > > because I'm a BOFH. > > > > People like to throw switches in the desperate hope that one of them was > > put there by system developers specifically just to slow things down, > > like a turbo switch on an old 486DX. > > > > "Surely, my sheer desire to make things go faster and by randomly > > throwing every bios setting, recompiling my kernel with obscure realtime > > patches I found, enabling weird sysctrl parameters, and buying a Bigfoot > > gaming NIC will make things go faster!" > > > > And that's why we have fps_max 1000 and 100PPS update/cmd rates on servers. > > > > I really have no idea what I'm talking about. I've only been messing > > with srcds servers for the last nine months or so. > > > > Then again... Seagate did ship me all of those SATA 300 drives with the > > 150-limiting jumpers on by default. > > > > > > > > Saint K. wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am getting these values returned, not entirely sure what I am looking at; > >> > >> mrblonde:~# ethtool -k eth0 > >> Offload parameters for eth0: > >> rx-checksumming: on > >> tx-checksumming: on > >> scatter-gather: on > >> tcp-segmentation-offload: off > >> udp-fragmentation-offload: off > >> generic-segmentation-offload: on > >> generic-receive-offload: off > >> large-receive-offload: off > >> ntuple-filters: off > >> receive-hashing: off > >> > >> > >> Does this appear to be good? I've checked the chipset specs and it > >> supports checksum offloading. > >> > >> Saint K. > >> ________________________________________ > >> From: [email protected] > >> [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew Armitage > >> [[email protected]] > >> Sent: 25 July 2011 10:36 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] cpu on i7 920 > >> > >> I wouldn't expect problems with. But I happily admit to being no expert. > >> > >> Try ethtool -k<interface> and see what's what? > >> > >> A > >> > >> On 25/07/2011 08:42, Saint K. wrote: > >>> The servers are build on Tyan Tempest i5400 motherboards, based on > >>> the Intel 5400B chipset platform, the Gbit nic's used on this board > >>> are Intel 82563EB chips. > >>> > >>> I've never really figured the load could be related to the networking > >>> chip as our throughput tests never really show any issues when tested > >>> (with all sorts of packet sizes, tcp/udp) > >>> > >>> Saint K. ________________________________________ From: > >>> [email protected] > >>> [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew > >>> Armitage [[email protected]] Sent: 25 July 2011 09:36 To: > >>> [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] cpu on i7 > >>> 920 > >>> > >>> Maybe the issue is the network hardware? HLDS is very network > >>> intensive. > >>> > >>> I believe that some cards support checksum offloading and some > >>> don't. > >>> > >>> A > >>> > >>> On 25/07/2011 07:28, Saint K. wrote: > >>>> What I am still not getting is that our Xeon E5420's are doing > >>>> like 70-80% load on a single core for 24 players, and our Xeon > >>>> E5410's 90%+, where you say your older 4600+ does 70%. > >>>> > >>>> Tried all sorts of different kernels out there. > >>>> > >>>> Is there perhaps certain BIOS settings which could benefit when > >>>> running gameservers on them? > >>>> > >>>> Ours surely should perform much better then that? > >>>> > >>>> Saint K. ________________________________________ From: > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jesse > >>>> Molina [[email protected]] Sent: 25 July 2011 05:15 To: > >>>> Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: > >>>> [hlds_linux] cpu on i7 920 > >>>> > >>>> I have a AMD Phenom x6 1055T doing multiple servers at the same > >>>> time. TF2 causes the active core to go to 100% for about two > >>>> seconds during map changes, but otherwise I've never seen it go > >>>> that high for extended periods of time. Average during full > >>>> 24-player usage is about 40%. > >>>> > >>>> I also have an older AMD Athlon64 x2 4600+ that runs a single > >>>> 24-player TF2 quickplay server. It averages 70% usage when full > >>>> and gameplay is great. > >>>> > >>>> Both of these are desktop class boards with DDR2 PC800M RAM. > >>>> Linux 2.6.39. > >>>> > >>>> Try watching your CPU usage at (relatively) high resolution with > >>>> something like "htop -d 1" > >>>> > >>>> No clue why you are maxing out like that. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Eric Riemers wrote: > >>>>> All, > >>>>> > >>>>> I run a 32 slots server on a i7 920 @ 2.67ghz, but i can see > >>>>> with top and such that its potentially maxing out at 100% at > >>>>> times since it only uses one core. Is it really now doing so much > >>>>> cpu that even a i7 core isn't enough? Didn't have much complaints > >>>>> before the pew pew. > >>>>> > >>>>> 24 slots on the same server do around 60% when full. > >>>>> > >>>>> Eric > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, > >>>>> edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > >>>>> visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >>>> -- # Jesse Molina # Mail = [email protected] # Page = > >>>> [email protected] # Cell = 1.602.323.7608 # Web = > >>>> http://www.opendreams.net/jesse/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ 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 > > -- > > # Jesse Molina > > # Mail = [email protected] > > # Page = [email protected] > > # Cell = 1.602.323.7608 > > # Web = http://www.opendreams.net/jesse/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
