Re: [SQU] current CVS ... diskd config args changed ...

From: Henrik Nordstrom <hno@dont-contact.us>
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 19:51:39 +0100

aufs is quite likely better than diskd on Linux (haven't benchmarked
them yet, so I have no proofs).

On FreeBSD the situation is the reverse.

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker
Hamid Hashemi Golpayegani wrote:
> 
> so is it better for me to use ReiserFS with aufs or diskd ? is there any
> document for this ? or only change ufs with diskd or aufs ?
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: hno@hem.passagen.se [mailto:hno@hem.passagen.se]
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:10 AM
> To: Hamid Hashemi Golpayegani
> Cc: squid-users@ircache.net
> Subject: Re: [SQU] current CVS ... diskd config args changed ...
> 
> diskd and aufs are two different approaches for making disk I/O
> non-blocking. This to allow Squid to scale on higher loads. Both
> sacrifice CPU usage for better latency. aufs uses POSIX threads, while
> diskd uses a separate I/O process per cache_dir.
> 
> --
> Henrik Nordstrom
> Squid hacker
> 
> Hamid Hashemi Golpayegani wrote:
> >
> > Sorry for asking this question !
> > what diffrent between diskd and ufs and aufs ?!
> > which one is better nad why ?!?1
> > I am using ReiserFS and ufs in my squid conf . is it ok ?
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> >
> >     ============================================================
> >    /  Seyyed Hamid Reza    /        WINDOWS FOR NOW  !!            /
> >   /  Hashemi Golpayegani  /  Linux for future , FreeBSD for ever  /
> >  /    Morva System Co.   / ------------------------------------- /
> > /  Network Administrator/ hamid@morva.net   ,   ICQ# : 42209876 /
> > ===========================================================
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: hno@hem.passagen.se [mailto:hno@hem.passagen.se]
> > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 1:27 AM
> > To: Marc G. Fournier
> > Cc: squid-users@ircache.net
> > Subject: Re: [SQU] current CVS ... diskd config args changed ...
> >
> > Sorry. My fault. The change to use cache_dir options was not fully
> > tested for diskd. There was some unwanted leftovers of the old option
> > parsing.
> >
> > Fixed. And at the same time the revised cache_dir parser was back-ported
> > to 2.4 to keep cache_dir syntax compability between 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5.
> >
> > So the next 2.4 CVS snapshot will have a revised cache_dir syntax, again
> > compatible with 2.3 in most configurations (async-io differs slightly).
> >
> > /Henrik
> >
> > Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > >
> > > from the newest version in CVS:
> > >
> > > Mar  1 09:43:19 demeter squid: Bungled squid.conf line 568: cache_dir
> > diskd /usr/local/squid/cache/1 15240 16 256
> > >
> > > with 568 showing:
> > >
> > > cache_dir diskd /usr/local/squid/cache/1 15240 16 256
> > > cache_dir diskd /usr/local/squid/cache/2 15240 16 256
> > > cache_dir diskd /usr/local/squid/cache/3 15240 16 256
> > >
> > > On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, Henrik Nordstrom wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yes, the syntax has changed. Hopefully you will find it is to the
> easier
> > > > ;-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Since you are using the defaults you do not need any of the options
> and
> > > > can simply specify:
> > > >
> > > > cache_dir diskd /usr/local/squid/cache/1 15240 16 256
> > > >
> > > > Or if you like you can spell it out fully with all the options
> > > > specified:
> > > >
> > > > cache_dir diskd /usr/local/squid/cache/1 15240 16 256 max-size=-1
> Q1=64
> > > > Q2=72
> > > >
> > > > /Henrik
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > trying to bumble my way through fixing this, but am at a loss so far
> > ...
> > > > > what is wrong with my cache_dir line? :(
> > > > >
> > > > > Feb 12 10:31:39 demeter squid: Bungled squid.conf line 568:
> > max-size=-1 64 72
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks ...
> > > > >
> > > > > Marc G. Fournier
> > marc.fournier@acadiau.ca
> > > > > Senior Systems Administrator                            Acadia
> > University
> > > > >
> > > > >   "These are my opinions, which are not necessarily shared by my
> > employer"
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> > >
> > > Marc G. Fournier
> marc.fournier@acadiau.ca
> > > Senior Systems Administrator                            Acadia
> University
> > >
> > >   "These are my opinions, which are not necessarily shared by my
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