netdev
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: V2.4 policy router operates faster/better than V2.6

To: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: V2.4 policy router operates faster/better than V2.6
From: "Jeremy M. Guthrie" <jeremy.guthrie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:03:42 -0600
Cc: Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <16874.24305.461492.48668@robur.slu.se>
Organization: Berbee Information Networks
References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0501071416060.5818-100000@localhost.localdomain> <200501141326.29575.jeremy.guthrie@berbee.com> <16874.24305.461492.48668@robur.slu.se>
Reply-to: jeremy.guthrie@xxxxxxxxxx
Sender: netdev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx
User-agent: KMail/1.7.2
On Sunday 16 January 2005 06:32 am, Robert Olsson wrote:
>  Some time ago an "in-flow" GC (as opposed to timer based) was added to
>  the routing code look for cand in route.c. In setup like yours (and ours)
>  it would be better to relay on this process to a higher extent. Anyway
>  in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/ you have the files.
>
>  gc_elasticity, gc_interval, gc_thresh etc I would avoid gc_min_interval.
>
>  And you can play with your running system and for drops without causing
>  your users to much pain.
I have done a little tweaking.  I now hold at around 520K routes in the hash.  
I still drop packets every secret_interval but I've upped that counter so I 
don't whack all of my hash entries all that often.

-- 

--------------------------------------------------
Jeremy M. Guthrie        jeremy.guthrie@xxxxxxxxxx
Senior Network Engineer        Phone: 608-298-1061
Berbee                           Fax: 608-288-3007
5520 Research Park Drive         NOC: 608-298-1102
Madison, WI 53711

Attachment: pgpzMiePEuI3i.pgp
Description: PGP signature

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>