< said:
> There are a number of situations in which the mbuf allocator is used to
> allocate non-mbufs -- for example, we use mbufs to hold IP fragment
> queues, as well as some static packet prototype mbufs, socket options,
> etc.
You're a few years out of date on that one. Socket options shoul
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Giovanni P. Tirloni wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been reading about mbufs and how they're used for
> holding network packets and socket buffers and the
> output of 'netstat -m' for a idle machine I've here
> made me curious about how FreeBSD handles it in -CURRENT.
>
> Why is i
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Giovanni P. Tirloni wrote:
> I've been reading about mbufs and how they're used for
> holding network packets and socket buffers and the
> output of 'netstat -m' for a idle machine I've here
> made me curious about how FreeBSD handles it in -CURRENT.
>
> Why is it usin
Hi,
I've been reading about mbufs and how they're used for
holding network packets and socket buffers and the
output of 'netstat -m' for a idle machine I've here
made me curious about how FreeBSD handles it in -CURRENT.
Why is it using so many mbufs when it's idle? My
small kwnowledge doe
