> On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:54:53 +1200 (NZST), "Amos Jeffries" > <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [cut] >>> 2009/04/20 18:05:20| Store rebuilding is 822.48% complete > >> what type of file system is in use? > > ext3 > > >> with what settings? > > 4x 300GB SAS disks > > cache_swap_low 80 > cache_swap_high 85 > > cache_dir aufs /var/cache/proxy/cache1 256000 256 256 > cache_dir aufs /var/cache/proxy/cache2 256000 256 256 > cache_dir aufs /var/cache/proxy/cache3 256000 256 256 > cache_dir aufs /var/cache/proxy/cache4 256000 256 256 Ah, part of the problem may be the above. 256000 Megabytes does not always equate to the free disk space (~300,000 Mibibytes). one of the rules of thumb is to leave 10% to 20% disk space free for system use (directory tables and journals). > > maximum_object_size 256 MB > minimum_object_size 1 KB > > cache_replacement_policy heap LFUDA > > Now (that's why does not work anymore): > > /dev/sdb1 276G 262G 0 100% /var/cache/proxy/cache1 > /dev/sdc1 276G 262G 0 100% /var/cache/proxy/cache2 > /dev/sdd1 276G 262G 0 100% /var/cache/proxy/cache3 > /dev/sde1 276G 262G 0 100% /var/cache/proxy/cache4 > > Before crash was 20 or 35% free disk space on each disk, and was like that > for 6 weeks (then reached the limits and was not growing anymore until the > upgrade to STABLE14 crashed the box). > > >> with what disk available? >> on what operating system? > > BlueWhite64 (an unofficial 64 bits Slackware port). > Aha. As a side issue: know who the maintainer is for slackware? I'm trying to get in touch with them all. > >> is it rebuilding after saying DIRTY or CLEAN cache? > > CLEAN after upgrade, DIRTY after crashes. > > >> does deleting the swap.state file(s) when squid is stopped fix things? > > I will try. > > The stranger think was store rebuild reporting > 100%. Yes, we have seen a similar thing long ago in testing. I'm trying to remember and research what came of those. At present I'm thinking maybe it had something to do with 32-bit/64-bit changes in distro build vs what the cache was built with. Amos