On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:27 PM, Evgeny Yurchenko <
[email protected]> wrote:

>  *From:* Lenny [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* July 29, 2009 3:38 PM
>
> Evgeny Yurchenko wrote:
>
>  ****
>
> I would try to swap cables and interfaces in config and see errors. Do they
> go to em0? stay on em1? It's pointless trying to fix tcp/ip without
> eliminating problem on media.
>
> Eugene.
>
> That's all understandable when speaking of errors and packet loss, but
> would it really cause the CPU hit 100% at 50kpps?
> both em0 and em1?
>
> By the way, it worked for 3 weeks with regular load (about 10kpps) and the
> CPU was around 20%(each) and there were no errors.
>
> Lenny.
>
> 10kpps - 20% CPU
> 50kpps - 100% CPU
> looks like we have some logic here. I've looked at my graphs - there is no
> relation between cpu load and pps. Do you have this relation? Not talking
> about your extreme case 50kpps, generally - when load fluctuates let's say
> 10 to 15kpps, does you cpu load also goes higher/lower?
>
> I experienced 100% CPU only in two cases:
> 1) Multicast went from LAN to WAN and caused storm (in carped setup)
> 2) There is known bug with slbd.
>
> Eugene
>
> I'm attaching links to the RRD graphs from the same period.

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1573/statusrrdgraphimgcpu.png
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4677/statusrrdgraphimgpacket.png
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4779/statusrrdgraphimgtraffi.png
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/168/statusrrdgraphimgqualit.png

Lenny.

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