From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Iulian Topliceanu Subject: FC2 + PowerEdge 2650 + smp kernel + iptables rules loading slow Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 17:34:59 +0100 Message-ID: <41B5DBB3.1030009@net-m.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------020502060709040502080609" Return-path: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Errors-To: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020502060709040502080609 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I recently noticed the following: OS: FC2 Kernel: 2.6.8smp and 2.6.8 Hardware: Dell PowerEdge with 2 x 2.8 CPUs, 2 GB RAM etc. iptables version: iptables-1.2.9-2.3.1 The thing is: 1 - when booting a 2.6.8smp kernel (and as well 2.6.Xsmp) it takes about 1 min and 25 seconds to load 114 iptables rules. 2 - when booting a 2.6.8 kernel (so without smp) it only takes 20 seconds to load the same rules. I've tried several iptables verions but the results were the same. The question: why? :) I know that there was a bug regarding Dell PowerEdge 2650 and FC1 with smp kernels (the machine wasn't booting) but does now anyone have a clue where to look or how to solve this issue? It's a waste to use e dual CPU machine with a non-smp kernel and I'm not allowed to install another OS because of the company policies. Thanks for you support, Iulian Topliceanu --------------020502060709040502080609--