Re: Memory problem on Linux 2.6.5

On May 13, 2004, at 8:16 PM, Clint Byrum wrote:
> mod_backhand is showing erroneous results for the amount of memory on=20=

> a machine when running Linux 2.6.5.
>
> Note:
> Ent	Hostname	Age	Address		Total Mem		=
Avail Mem
> --- --------- --- -------------  ------------  -----
> 7	node2	1	1.2.3.5:80	1008=A0MB		850=A0MB=09=

> 11	node3	1	1.2.3.4:80	4294967295 MB	4294967295
>
>
> node 2 and node3 are identical hardware.. but node3 is running 2.6.5,=20=

> and node2 is running 2.4.25. I'm sure this is due to the change in=20
> /proc/meminfo.

Rainer has sent me to patches that should have addressed this problem. =20=

I don't have access to a 2.6.x machine on which I can test mod_backhand=20=

at the moment.  Are you running the latest mod_backhand from CVS?

> On a side note, Arriba also comes out *way* lower on this box running=20=

> 2.6.5. Maybe the box is just slower running 2.6.5 ... or maybe its the=20=

> HyperThreading again. :-P

Perhaps... you can manually set the arriba by editing the file it=20
writes.  The arriba is a very arbitrary metric, so candidacy functions=20=

and people should take it with a grain of salt.

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