here is a good link about the different VM settings for the GC. should be worth trying out the different ones to see which one is best for Tomcat
http://wireless.java.sun.com/midp/articles/garbagecollection2/ Filip ~ Namaste - I bow to the divine in you ~ Filip Hanik Software Architect www.filip.net >-----Original Message----- >From: Peter Lin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 6:55 AM >To: Tomcat Developers List >Subject: Re: Thread priority > > > >My 2 cents. I rather a server deny connections and keep on running >than accept connections until it dies :) > >peter lin > > Remy Maucherat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Glenn Nielsen wrote: >> Is there a reported bug you are trying to address? > >Not really. The test here reported a lot of connection failures: >http://webperformanceinc.com/library/ServletReport/ > >Tomcat 4.1.17 should improve the results over 4.1.12 (it's faster and >would probably lower slightly GC), but I think the number of errors was >higher than it should have been. >This could be caused by GC, or possibly because the accepting thread >couldn't get the job done, or some other unknown factor. > >> I have not noticed any problems related to thread scheduling with the >> medium >> volume site I administer. >> >> It is possible that this change could cause threads other than the socket >> accept thread to be starved. I would be -1 for making this change unless >> there is a significant reported bug that these changes would address. >> >> If it ain't broke, don't fix it. ;-) > >Remy > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: >For additional commands, e-mail: > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>