Mark,
It looks like PCP 2.2.1 works just fine with the latest kernel (2.4.12)
on my SMP box. The 100% CPU usage problem I had with 2.4.10 went away.
Now, I'm off to explore PCP...
Thanks.
--- Vladimir
Vladimir G. Ivanovic http://leonora.org/~vladimir
2770 Cowper St. vladimir@xxxxxxx
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2447 +1 650 678 8014
"VGI" == Vladimir G Ivanovic <Vladimir> writes:
VGI> Mark,
VGI> Thanks for your reply.
VGI> I did not check to see if `pmcd' is running, and I didn't check the log
VGI> files. (I do not use DHCP.) Since 2.4.12 just came out --I am currently
VGI> running 2.4.11 that has a symlink bug, hence the need for 2.4.12 -- I
VGI> will build a 2.4.12 system, and try again. I'll let you know the
VGI> results.
VGI> --- Vladimir
VGI> Vladimir G. Ivanovic http://leonora.org/~vladimir
VGI> 2770 Cowper St. vladimir@xxxxxxx
VGI> Palo Alto, CA 94306-2447 +1 650 678 8014
VGI> "MG" == Mark Goodwin <markgw@xxxxxxx> writes:
MG> On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Vladimir G Ivanovic wrote:
>>> I am running Red Hat Linux 7.1 with a 2.4.10 SMP kernel on a ASUS
>>> CUV4X-DLS dual P3 motherboard.
>>>
>>> I've installed the pcp-2.2.1-3..i386.rpm, read
/usr/doc/pcp-2.2.1/INSTALL,
>>> and scanned the FAQ and the mailing list archives. When I do
>>>
>>> # chkconfig pcp on
>>> # service pcp start
>>>
>>> I get 100% (system) CPU usage on one processor, and when I execute
>>> `pminfo' I get:
>>>
>>> # pminfo -fmdt
>>> pminfo: Cannot connect to PMCD on host "bach.leonora.org": Connection
refused
MG> Is pmcd running? What's in /var/log/pcp/pmcd/pmcd.log? Failing evidence
MG> of any other problem, does "pminfo -h localhost -fmdt" work? If so you
MG> may be on a host with ip assigned by dhcp or something, in which case
MG> bach.leonora.org does not match your ip address.
>>>
>>> Is PCP known to run on 2.4.10 SMP kernels? (Apparently Linus rewrote the
>>> VM for 2.4.10.)
MG> I just built a pristine 2.4.10 SMP kernel and it worked just fine.
MG> This is on my RH7.1 machine at home - only one CPU though. I'll
MG> try the same on a dual CPU box here at work.
MG> -- Mark
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