Re: random system crashes

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marco Rothley" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: random system crashes


> > i am doubted that ppl with the kind of traffic we need will base their
> > server on a single cpu machine, and any half-decent server cones with 2
> > cpu's nowadays, but if i am wrong, i will happyly accept the data
>
> Hello!
>
> My server just crashed again (1 1/2 hours ago, after 9 days of operation).
> After the reboot I disabled logging and hope to have a stable setup now.
The
> logging data is important but a running server is much more important. I'm
> also thinking of switching to THTTPd. I like TUX and the way it works (if
it
> works stable), but I can't risk another crash. If someone finds and fixes
the
> bug I will give TUX another try but not now.
>
> You are right, most people have dual-systems! But it would be interessting
to
> know if TUX runs stable on a single CPU system with logging turned on. As
a
> said earlier I don't know much about kernel programming. But if you're
right
> with your theory that the logging is a problem with concurrent disc access
it
> would be interessting/helpful to know if the problem just occures with
> multi-CPU systems. That's all I wanted to say.
> --

well, please tell us if disabling logging made your box stable ... in a few
days ...