From: James Cameron <james.cameron@hp.com>
To: linux-ppp@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: pppd stuck in ioctl(TIOCSETD) in Linux 2.6.15.4+
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:53:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060711225306.GA4012@hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <004b01c69a3a$6b80c660$0201a8c0@athlon64>
On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 01:18:33PM +0100, Jorge Daniel Sequeira Matias wrote:
> I have tried pppd v2.4.4 and didn't see any problem because with
> 2.6.17.1 I have a new problem.
> With 2.6.17.1, the "pptpctrl" processes, are heating all the CPU even
> if the VPN user traffic is low (like 40kbits/sec).
I'm the maintainer of pptpctrl. Could you describe this problem
technically please? Write to poptop-server@lists.sourceforge.net.
We do not have a goal of cooling a CPU, so heating is expected.
> I think this new problem is hiding the "pppd" problem because the
> VPN server is so slow that less people establishes connections. The
> OS network is now very lagged ...
You've given your perceptions but not any measurements. To obtain
measurements, downgrade to the previous configuration and do some tests.
We have test scripts in pptpd and pptp CVS.
--
James Cameron
http://ftp.hp.com.au/sigs/jc/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-07-11 22:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-06-27 22:38 pppd stuck in ioctl(TIOCSETD) in Linux 2.6.15.4+ Jorge Daniel Sequeira Matias
2006-06-27 22:43 ` Patrick McHardy
2006-06-27 22:43 ` Patrick McHardy
2006-06-27 22:50 ` Jorge Daniel Sequeira Matias
2006-06-27 22:50 ` Jorge Daniel Sequeira Matias
2006-06-27 23:03 ` Phil Mayers
2006-06-27 23:30 ` Jorge Daniel Sequeira Matias
2006-06-29 20:06 ` Jorge Daniel Sequeira Matias
2006-06-29 23:26 ` Paul Mackerras
2006-07-11 12:18 ` Jorge Daniel Sequeira Matias
2006-07-11 22:53 ` James Cameron [this message]
2006-07-12 11:46 ` Jorge Daniel Sequeira Matias
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