Question about 'top' values on memory usage, now threads

Artem Kuchin matrix at itlegion.ru
Mon Oct 15 10:36:06 PDT 2007


William LeFebvre wrote:
> Artem Kuchin wrote:
>> CPU is more than just enough in my case. There will a a lot https
>> sitting there but load, i am sure, will be low.
> 
> If the load is low then you may not need very many processes.

They belong to different sites ;) so they need to be run constantly
and for security reasons each site has its own http.
 
>> Swapping is simply unacceptable, so i am counting only real physical
>> ram. 
> 
> Whether there is actual swapping going on or not, processes will still
> [SNIP]
>> 
>> However, noone mentioned anything about threads. DO they give any
>> memory advantage on freebsd?
> 
> Yes, threading within httpd should provide a big advantage.  The top
> [SNIP]

Thank you very much for the answers. You were very helpful!


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Regards,
Artem



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