On Fri, 26 Mar 2004, Kevin Day wrote: > I'm using thttpd on a server that pushes 300-400mbps of static content, > using sendfile(2). > > Once the load reaches a certain point (around 800-1000 clients > downloading, anywhere from 150-250mbps), sendfile() will start randomly > returning ENOTCONN, and the client is disconnected. I've raised > kern.ipc.nsfbufs pretty high and that hasn't made any difference. Is > there any easy way to tell exactly why the sockets are being closed? I > can't seem to find any obvious signs of memory exhaustion or anything.
It's the sendfile(2) feature. It can return ENOTCONN instead EPIPE. See the message: http://freebsd.rambler.ru/bsdmail/freebsd-hackers_2004/msg00019.html and its follow-ups. Igor Sysoev http://sysoev.ru/en/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"