Can I reload the custom blacklist using another command than squid3 -k reconfigure ? Max -----Original Message----- From: Maxime Gaudreault [mailto:mgaudreault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: May-24-09 2:22 PM To: Amos Jeffries Cc: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Load average problem Squid 3 Low connection load. Only my laptop Dualcore, 4gb, 1tb __________________ Max Sent from iPhone -----Original Message----- From: Amos Jeffries [mailto:squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: May-22-09 10:20 PM To: Maxime Gaudreault Cc: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Load average problem Maxime Gaudreault wrote: > Hi list, > > I have a squid+squidguard server. > > When I make some changes on my "custom" blacklist I run these commands: > > /usr/bin/squidGuard -c /etc/squid3/squidGuard.conf.local -C all > /bin/chown -R proxy:proxy /var/lib/squidguard/db > /usr/sbin/squid3 -k reconfigure > > To apply the changes. My problem is that load average gets very high > during a long time. The faulty command is the last one: /usr/sbin/squid3 > -k reconfigure > > Here is the timeline: > > I run "/usr/sbin/squid3 -k reconfigure" > After 50secs load average is 5 > After 1m23 load average is 9.5 > After 2m00 load average is 12 > After 2m55 load average is 14 > After 3m40 14.90 (peak) > It starts to get down 4m30sec later > After 4m55 load average is 12.2 > After 5m35 load average is 10.45 > After 5m45 load average is 8.85 > After 6m00 load average is 6.89 > After 6m30 load average is 4.17 > After 7m00 load average is 2.53 > After 7m30 load average is 1.53 > After 8m00 load average is 0.93 > > It takes 8 minutes before the load average gets back to 0. During this > time, CPU is not always 100%. Most of the time it's 0-10% with some > peak. > > I can't browse during these 8 minutes. > > Can someone help me ? What squid version? Under what normal connection load? with what configuration? Amos -- Please be using Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE6 or 3.0.STABLE15 Current Beta Squid 3.1.0.7
