Re: [squid-users] Why single thread?

I can't find mention of this '-I' option elsewhere. (It's not in my
2.6.STABLE14-based man page.)

Is there a writeup on this option anywhere?

Did it only appear in later versions?

Is there a long-name for the option that would be easier to search for?

I would be interested in seeing your scripts if there are other wrinkles
to using Squid in this manner. We're currently using squid for
load-balancing on dedicated dual-core machines, so one core is staying
completely idle...

Thanks,

- Gordon @ IA

Dave Dykstra wrote:
> Meanwhile the '-I' option to squid makes it possible to run multiple
> squids serving the same port on the same machine, so you can make use of
> more CPUs. I've got scripts surrounding squid startups to take
> advantage of that. Let me know if you're interested in having them.
> Currently I run a couple machines using 2 squids each on 2 bonded
> gigabit interfaces in order to get over 200 Mbytes/second throughput.
>
> - Dave
>
> On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 12:01:26PM +1300, Amos Jeffries wrote:
>> Roy M. wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Why squid is running as a single thread program, wouldn't it perform
>>> better if allow run as multithreaded as SMP or Quad core CPU are
>>> popular now?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>> Simply 'allowing' squid to run as multi-threaded is a very big change.
>> We are doing what we can to work towards it. A years worth of work in
>> now behind with at least another ahead before its really possible.
>>
>> Amos
>> --
>> Please use Squid 2.7.STABLE4 or 3.0.STABLE9
Received on Mon Oct 06 2008 - 20:07:54 MDT