[Aprsd-users] New failure mode?

[Steve <k4...@ta...>]

Several times over the last week I've seen something new. aprsd suddenly 
begins conuming all the available CPU time on the primary findu machine. 
There are three processes sharing in this load. The input queue's 
reported by netstat -t are in the 70k range for several connections, 
making me think the server isn't processing data from these ports. 
However, the server is still processing some data, because the findu 
parser (the only connection to the server) is still getting data, there 
are no gaps in the database, and the watchdog is not triggered.

When I discover it my first priority is returning the server to a 
functioning state, which means executing an aprsd.init stop, and letting 
the watchdog restart. I haven't looked too closely at the situation 
because if this priority. 

Anybody else ever seen anything like it? 

On a related issue, is there an update on the filtering plans? The fact 
that this filters out long posits is the last remaining thing keeping me 
from returning the primary server to duty as www.findu.com. I really 
would like to do it, the secondary server just doesn't have the disk 
throughput the load requires these days...

Steve K4HG