Tuning /etc/sysctl.conf
Carlos Jacobo Puga Medina
cjpugmed at gmail.com
Mon Oct 14 17:22:46 UTC 2013
Hi Steve,
I use it as a paticular desktop PC. Well, if you need more details about
it, please, let me know.
What do you think about current tuning?
Thanks
--CJPM
2013/10/14 Carlos Jacobo Puga Medina <cjpugmed at gmail.com>
> Mmm... just a correction in /etc/sysctl.conf, it seems that by mistake
> I've copied a website link into the file. Sorry, it was a copy-paste error
> :)
>
> % cat /etc/sysctl.conf
> # $FreeBSD: release/9.2.0/etc/sysctl.conf 112200 2003-03-13 18:43:50Z mux $
> #
> # This file is read when going to multi-user and its contents piped thru
> # ``sysctl'' to adjust kernel values. ``man 5 sysctl.conf'' for details.
> #
>
> # Uncomment this to prevent users from seeing information about processes
> that
> # are being run under another UID.
> #security.bsd.see_other_uids=0
> vfs.usermount=1
> hw.snd.default_unit=2
> kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=16777216
> kern.ipc.nmbclusters=32768
> kern.ipc.shm_allow_removed=1
> kern.ipc.somaxconn=8192
> kern.maxfiles=65536
> kern.maxfilesperproc=32768
> net.inet.tcp.blackhole=2
> net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack=0
> net.inet.tcp.path_mtu_discovery=0
> net.inet.tcp.recvbuf_auto=1
> net.inet.tcp.recvbuf_inc=16384
> net.inet.tcp.recvbuf_max=16777216
> net.inet.tcp.recvspace=65536
> net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=1
> net.inet.tcp.sendbuf_auto=1
> net.inet.tcp.sendbuf_inc=8192
> net.inet.tcp.sendspace=65536
> net.inet.udp.blackhole=1
> net.inet.udp.maxdgram=57344
> net.inet.udp.recvspace=65536
> net.local.stream.recvspace=65536
> net.local.stream.sendspace=65536
> net.inet.tcp.sendbuf_max=16777216
> net.inet.ip.random_id=1
>
> # Allow for up 2 GB of wired memory.
> vm.max_wired=524288
>
>
>
> 2013/10/14 Carlos Jacobo Puga Medina <cjpugmed at gmail.com>
>
>> Hi people,
>>
>> I'm very interested to tuning /etc/sysctl.conf according to the
>> specifications of my PC. I've been reading some guides [1], tutorials
>> [2-3], Q&A [4] and the FreeBSD Handbook's related section 12.12 Tuning with
>> sysctl(8), but I think it's much more convenient if I contrast it with
>> other examples or experienced users.
>>
>> Here is my relevant info outputs for help to improve the sysctl(8)
>> variables.
>>
>> % uname -a
>> FreeBSD freebsd 9.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE #0 r255898: Fri Sep 27
>> 03:52:52 UTC 2013 root at bake.isc.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
>> i386
>>
>> % dmesg | grep CPU
>> CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz (2394.06-MHz 686-class CPU)
>> cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0
>> p4tcc0: <CPU Frequency Thermal Control> on cpu0
>>
>> % dmesg | grep memory
>> real memory = 2147483648 (2048 MB)
>> avail memory = 2082701312 (1986 MB)
>>
>> % pciconf -lvv | grep -n2 Ethernet
>> 41-sis0 at pci0:0:4:0: class=0x020000 card=0x80a71043 chip=0x09001039
>> rev=0x91 hdr=0x00
>> 42- vendor = 'Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]'
>> 43: device = 'SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet'
>> 44- class = network
>> 45- subclass = ethernet
>>
>> My /etc/sysctl.conf
>>
>> # $FreeBSD: release/9.2.0/etc/sysctl.conf 112200 2003-03-13 18:43:50Z mux
>> $
>> #
>> # This file is read when going to multi-user and its contents piped thru
>> # ``sysctl'' to adjust kernel values. ``man 5 sysctl.conf'' for details.
>> #
>>
>> # Uncomment this to prevent users from seeing information about processes
>> that
>> # are being run under another UID.
>> #security.bsd.see_other_uids=0
>> vfs.usermount=1
>> hw.snd.default_unit=2
>> kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=16777216
>> kern.ipc.nmbclusters=32768
>> kern.ipc.shm_allow_removed=1
>> kern.ipc.somaxconn=8192
>> kern.maxfiles=65536
>> kern.maxfilesperproc=32768
>> net.inet.tcp.blackhole=2
>> net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack=0
>> net.inet.tcp.path_mtu_discovery=0
>> net.inet.tcp.recvbuf_auto=1
>> net.inet.tcp.recvbuf_inc=16384
>> net.inet.tcp.recvbuf_max=16777216
>> net.inet.tcp.recvspace=65536
>> net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=1
>> net.inet.tcp.sendbuf_auto=1
>> net.inet.tcp.sendbuf_inc=8192
>> net.inet.tcp.sendspace=65536
>> net.inet.udp.blackhole=1
>> net.inet.udp.maxdgram=57344
>> net.inet.udp.recvspace=65536
>> net.local.stream.recvspace=65536
>> net.local.stream.sendspace=65536
>> net.inet.tcp.sendbuf_max=16777216
>> net.inet.ip.random_id=1
>>
>> http://serverfault.com/questions/64356/freebsd-performance-tuning-sysctls-loader-conf-kernel
>> # Allow for up 2 GB of wired memory.
>> vm.max_wired=524288
>>
>> I will appreciate any input about the subject.
>> --CJPM
>>
>> [1] http://harryd71.blogspot.com.es/2008/10/tuning-freenas-zfs.html
>> [2] https://wiki.freebsd.org/SystemTuning#SYSCTL_TUNING
>> [3] https://wiki.freebsd.org/NetworkPerformanceTuning
>> [4]
>> http://serverfault.com/questions/64356/freebsd-performance-tuning-sysctls-loader-conf-kernel
>>
>
>
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