On Tuesday 11 July 2006 23:53, James Cameron wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 01:18:33PM +0100, Jorge Daniel Sequeira Matias
wrote:
> > I have tried pppd v2.4.4 and didn't see any problem because with
> > 2.6.17.1 I have a new problem.
> > With 2.6.17.1, the "pptpctrl" processes, are heating all the CPU even
> > if the VPN user traffic is low (like 40kbits/sec).
>
> I'm the maintainer of pptpctrl. Could you describe this problem
> technically please? Write to poptop-server@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> We do not have a goal of cooling a CPU, so heating is expected.
Sorry for my English. What I meant was it as consuming all the CPU process
time.
Meanwhile I saw a reference to this problem in this e-mail
"2.6.18-rc1-mm1 - VPN chewing CPU like crazy.." in
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/11/8
But I have only seen the problem starting with 2.6.17.1
> > I think this new problem is hiding the "pppd" problem because the
> > VPN server is so slow that less people establishes connections. The
> > OS network is now very lagged ...
>
> You've given your perceptions but not any measurements. To obtain
> measurements, downgrade to the previous configuration and do some tests.
> We have test scripts in pptpd and pptp CVS.
Unfortunatly I have no time at the moment to do any tests. For now I will be
with my old setup. I'll get back to this subject during August.
Thank you for your attention.
Regards,
Jorge Matias
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