Re: [squid-users] high cpu load on Xeon 2.66 with only 3Mbit traffic

> I'm running squid as transparent proxy server for
> dial-up users.
> Everything seems to be ok except CPU load. With 1.5
> Mbit/s (35 requests
> per second) traffic through proxy, squid consumes
> about 50-60% of cpu
> (40-45% is system time). And with a load of 3-3.5
> Mbit/s processor load
> comes to 90%.

Using Async-io ( aufs ) with squid aslo lower cpu
utilization of squid .

Regards

>
> The server is single-processor Xeon 2.66 Mhz, 1Gb
> RAM, 36.6 Gb SCSI
> disks on AIC7902 controllers. OS is Debian Linux
> 3.0, kernel 2.4.24.
>
> Users are redirected to proxy by this command:
>
> iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -s NETWORK -i eth0 -p
> tcp --dport 80 \
> -j REDIRECT --to-ports 3128
>
> Any advices will be greatly appreciated!!
>
> Timur.

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Received on Wed Mar 03 2004 - 07:49:48 MST