Re: spamd: single-core vs dual-core CPUs ?

Per Jessen wrote:
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> Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
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>> On 05.11.08 12:09, Per Jessen wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> I have a very unusual situation (I think):
>>>
>>> I am running the exact same system (it was cloned) on several
>>> single-core and dual-core systems. The only difference is in the
>>> hardware, i.e. some systems are dual-core.[/color]
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>> cloned? Do you have the same OS kernel with support for more CPUs and
>> CPUs with more cores on both machines?[/color]
>
> Yes, it's the same SMP kernel on all machines.
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>>> I am running spamd with maxchild=25 (the actual number in use is
>>> controlled externally).[/color]
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>> externally?[/color]
>
> Sorry, I should have explained - the number of callers of spamd is
> being controlled elsewhere.[/color]

Which is - I'm almost certain - where the problem lies. I don't know
why only the dual-core machines were hit by this. Thanks for
listening.


/Per Jessen, Zürich