2.9 swap problems

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2 total messages Started by Keith Packard Wed, 19 Feb 1986 06:03

#294

Author: Keith Packard
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1986 06:03

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I'm trying to bring up the new 2.9 unix (ala Bostic) and was trying to test
the swapper for a new disk handler by launching a slew of beefy processes to
force swaps.  The program:

char c [48*1024];
main()
{
  for (;;);
}

I'm using an 11/73 with 1 meg and running an overlaid kernal with the networking
code installed.  There are a goodly number of daemons present too.  The problem
is when I reach the level where a swap is forced (about 13 of those beasts in
the background), I get a short of swap; no more processes error.  My swap device
is about 2 meg, so there should be no problem.  This is with the RL02 handler.
Even killing these background beasts refuses to allow me to start any new
processes.  I tried this out on the old 2.9 release with no problems.
	Anyone run into this kind of trouble?

		Thanx,  Bob Ankeney

Please mail replies to tektronix!reed!omsi

Re: 2.9 swap problems

#296

Author: Greg Wohletz
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1986 16:38

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In article <2529@reed.UUCP> keith@reed.UUCP (Keith Packard) writes:
>I'm trying to bring up the new 2.9 unix (ala Bostic) and was trying to test
>the swapper for a new disk handler by launching a slew of beefy processes to
>force swaps.  The program:
>
>char c [48*1024];
>main()
>{
>  for (;;);
>}
>
>I'm using an 11/73 with 1 meg and running an overlaid kernal with the networking
>code installed.  There are a goodly number of daemons present too.  The problem
>is when I reach the level where a swap is forced (about 13 of those beasts in
>the background), I get a short of swap; no more processes error.  My swap device
>is about 2 meg, so there should be no problem.  This is with the RL02 handler.
>Even killing these background beasts refuses to allow me to start any new
>processes.  I tried this out on the old 2.9 release with no problems.
>	Anyone run into this kind of trouble?
	Yes, as a matter of fact we have the same problem with our 11/44
	running the seismo/css 2.9.  If you find any solutions let me know.
							--Greg Wohletz
							seismo!unrvax!unlv!greg

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