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    Slow rc.conf_mount_ro on APU with CF card

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.2 Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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    • jimpJ
      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
      last edited by

      CF? In an APU? Connected how?

      Or do you mean SD card?

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        phil.davis
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        My mistake - too many years typing CF! Yes, I mean SD card.

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        • jimpJ
          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
          last edited by

          It's pretty quick for me on an ALIX with a CF, and usually I could reproduce it there when it was an issue before.

          Did this start happening on a certain snapshot?

          What sort of times are you seeing?

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            obk
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            I've just setup a new APU system:

            2.2-BETA (i386)
            built on Mon Oct 06 03:16:41 CDT 2014

            time /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
            0.160u 0.056s 0:00.60 35.0%    3420+289k 0+30io 0pf+0w
            time /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
            0.180u 0.111s 0:36.79 0.7%      2481+242k 0+747io 0pf+0w

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              phil.davis
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              I just updated my APU with SD card to:
              2.2-BETA (amd64)
              built on Tue Oct 07 21:35:10 CDT 2014
              FreeBSD 10.1-RC1

              And here are the timings for RW and RO mount:

              [2.2-BETA][root@apu22.localdomain]/root(4): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
0.148u 0.062s 0:00.22 90.9%     4097+328k 0+30io 0pf+0w
[2.2-BETA][root@apu22.localdomain]/root(5): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
0.146u 0.277s 0:35.52 1.1%      2012+253k 0+2441io 0pf+0w
[2.2-BETA][root@apu22.localdomain]/root(6): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
0.162u 0.046s 0:00.21 95.2%     4097+328k 0+30io 0pf+0w
[2.2-BETA][root@apu22.localdomain]/root(7): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
0.106u 0.313s 0:34.67 1.1%      2012+249k 0+2441io 0pf+0w
[2.2-BETA][root@apu22.localdomain]/root(8): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
0.152u 0.056s 0:00.21 95.2%     3933+309k 0+30io 0pf+0w
[2.2-BETA][root@apu22.localdomain]/root(9): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
0.111u 0.309s 0:34.51 1.1%      2006+233k 0+2424io 0pf+0w

              Around 30+ seconds to go back to RO.

              @obk has a similar timing and is using the i386 image - so we both get the same result regardless of the architecture.

              Can some others contribute sample timings so we can see if this is a widespread issue?

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                phil.davis
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                Here is a sample of an APU with SD card system on 2.1.5, exactly the same hardware as the test system above:
                2.1.5-RELEASE (amd64)
                built on Mon Aug 25 07:44:45 EDT 2014
                FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p16

                [2.1.5-RELEASE][root@xxx]/home/admin.phil(15): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
0.201u 0.067s 0:00.27 96.2%     3477+686k 0+27io 0pf+0w
[2.1.5-RELEASE][root@xxx]/home/admin.phil(16): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
0.206u 0.066s 0:00.33 78.7%     3582+704k 0+42io 0pf+0w

                The mount RO takes only 330ms and is consistent when repeated.

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                • jimpJ
                  jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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                  Started a ticket, https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/3918, to track it.

                  The older patch probably needs updated and brought back in.

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                    Dan9550
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                    Also having this issue with 2.2 on one of the APU boards. As a bit of a temporary workaround to make things bearable to use you can check the box for the system to leave the media always mounted as RW in the nanoBSD menu.

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                      eri--
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                      i put the old sysctl there.
                      Test it and let us know after upgrading to latest snapshot.

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                        phil.davis
                        last edited by

                        2.2-BETA (amd64)
                        built on Tue Oct 14 17:37:25 CDT 2014
                        FreeBSD 10.1-RC2

                        [2.2-BETA][admin@apu22.localdomain]/root(8): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
0.158u 0.055s 0:00.22 90.9%     4097+328k 0+30io 0pf+0w
[2.2-BETA][admin@apu22.localdomain]/root(9): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
0.153u 0.069s 0:00.44 47.7%     4053+331k 0+43io 0pf+0w
[2.2-BETA][admin@apu22.localdomain]/root(10): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
0.146u 0.069s 0:00.22 90.9%     4254+334k 0+30io 0pf+0w
[2.2-BETA][admin@apu22.localdomain]/root(11): time /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
0.174u 0.047s 0:00.44 47.7%     3898+319k 0+42io 0pf+0w

                        My APU is feeling much happier now, thanks.

                        As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
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