[asterisk-users] Recommendations for kernel config

2007-10-05 Thread Alan Lord
Hi, I'm building a test asterisk server and building the latest kernel I got to wonder if there are any specific recommendations about schedulers and so forth for optimum performance. There are a few areas that raise questions in my mind and I wonder if anyone has any opinions/comments on

Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for kernel config

2007-10-05 Thread Matthew J. Roth
Alan Lord wrote: I'm building a test asterisk server and building the latest kernel I got to wonder if there are any specific recommendations about schedulers and so forth for optimum performance. There are a few areas that raise questions in my mind and I wonder if anyone has any

Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for kernel config

2007-10-05 Thread Chris Bagnall
The settings I use are as follows (with explanations): SLAB Allocator (SLAB or SLUB?) SLAB (the default). I don't know enough about the differences between them to say whether one is better than the other. Tickless System (?) Enabled. Seems to be the default setting. Disabling it doesn't

Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for kernel config

2007-10-05 Thread Patrick
On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 12:26 -0400, Matthew J. Roth wrote: Alan Lord wrote: I'm building a test asterisk server and building the latest kernel I got to wonder if there are any specific recommendations about schedulers and so forth for optimum performance. There are a few areas that

Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for kernel config

2007-10-05 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 12:26:37PM -0400, Matthew J. Roth wrote: ( 1. The kernel version must be at least 2.6.13 3. The kernel must be configured to provide RTC interrupts 4. The kernel must be configured with enhanced real time clock support ) Or: 2. The kernel must be configured

Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for kernel config

2007-10-05 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
I wonder: On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 05:33:07PM +0100, Chris Bagnall wrote: The settings I use are as follows (with explanations): Tickless System (?) Enabled. Seems to be the default setting. Disabling it doesn't seem to have any noticeable effect on system performance. Preemption