Re: [squid-users] Squid 2.4.STABLE2 slowdown?

From: Peter Smith <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 13:17:01 -0600

Btw, are you using a Redhat 2.4.STABLE2 SRPM for your proxy? I noticed
that there are a bunch of --enable-* in the SPECS file for it.

Peter

Troels Arvin wrote:

> Peter Smith <peter.smith@UTSouthwestern.edu> wrote:
>
>> File descriptor usage for squid:
>> Maximum number of file descriptors: 4096
>> Largest file desc currently in use: 791
>
>
>> Number of file desc currently in use: 700
>
>
>
> That looks OK.
>
>> However since you mention kernel, I forgot to say in my original post
>> that I'm running a RH7.0 2.2.19-7.0.8smp kernel on my RH7.1 proxies.
>
>
>
> One of our Squid-boxes runs Red Hat 7.0 and uses
> "2.2.19-7.0.12enterprise" (latest official RH-kernel for RH 7.0).
>
> An other of our Squid boxes runs RH 7.1 and uses 2.4.9-12enterprise
> (latest official RH-kernel for RH 7.1).
>
> Both run fine. However, I wouldn't do what you do. There could be
> glibc<->kernel issues with our cocktail.
>
>> It sounds like this older kernel could be my limitting factor?
>
>
> Actually, I don't think that the 2.4 Linux kernel is that much more
> effecient than the 2.2 generation for my purposes. But I would not be
> surprised if you get trouble if you introduce a old kernel generation
> into a new Linux distribution tailored for the 2.4 kernel generation.
>
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