Subject: Re: changing default for UFS_DIRHASH and NEW_BUFQ_STRATEGY
To: Frank van der Linden <fvdl@netbsd.org>
From: Sean Davis <dive-nb@endersgame.net>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/03/2005 11:53:57
On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 05:53:17PM +0200, Frank van der Linden wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 11:42:12AM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> > I didn't think Juergen was the author of NEW_BUFQ_STRATEGY, and I
> > don't remember anyone complaining about it in any way at all for
> > literally years now. Are you sure about this?
> 
> Hmm.. maybe it wasn't Juergen, but I remember a discussion on the internal
> developers mailing list.. I'll let others speak up who remember that.

I don't recall exactly who said what, but I do know that every time I've
tried NEW_BUFQ_STRATEGY, once I put the system under some heavy load, any
interactive apps I have running come to a screeching halt (we're talking 30
second lag between a keystroke and the letter showing up in an xterm here).

Please do not make it the default.

-Sean