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wangzhida
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vmunix: kthread: table is full

dear sir/madam:
after i login the system, it always returns "fork failed" whatever i typed in. so I had to restart the system.
I found some messages in OLDsyslog.log that I pasted below:
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Mar 20 23:28:56 cs_svr03 vmunix: kthread: table is full
Mar 20 23:29:40 cs_svr03 inetd[915]: ftp/tcp: accept: Bad file number
Mar 20 23:31:22 cs_svr03 vmunix: kthread: ta...
Mar 20 10:37:02 cs_svr03 ACEAGENT: Failed to create Thread.
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I guess the reason may be related to system resource limits. but I don't know which parameter should I tune? could you give me a hand?

sincerely yours

Andy.
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Muthukumar_5
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Re: vmunix: kthread: table is full

It is related with nkthread kernel parameter.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=63788

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Muthu
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Arunvijai_4
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Re: vmunix: kthread: table is full

Hi Andy,

Can you post the output of this ?

# kmtune -l -q nkthread

# kmtune -l -q nproc

In my system, it is

#kmtune -l -q nkthread
Parameter: nkthread
Current: 499
Planned: (((NPROC*7)/4)+16)
Default: (((NPROC*7)/4)+16)
Minimum: -
Module: -
Version: -
Dynamic: No

#kmtune -l -q nproc
Parameter: nproc
Current: 276
Planned: (20+8*MAXUSERS)
Default: (20+8*MAXUSERS)
Minimum: -
Module: -
Version: -
Dynamic: No


-Arun
"A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for"
RAC_1
Honored Contributor

Re: vmunix: kthread: table is full

You might be hitting,nkthread or max_thread_proc parameter. check both.
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wangzhida
Occasional Advisor

Re: vmunix: kthread: table is full

Sorry. I forgot some informations might be helpful for solving the problem. some parameters' value are here.
maxusers = 512
max_thread_proc = 4096
wangzhida
Occasional Advisor

Re: vmunix: kthread: table is full

hi, Arun
I've seen the problem. nkthread's value is 9458. it's even less than default value 17971 (((NPROC*7)/4)+16). the nproc is 10260.

Now I plan to reconfigure the kernel. Would you please have a look at the steps I wanna follow and correct it?
step 1: cd /stand; cp system system.prev
step 2: select "Process New Kernel" from the SAM action menu.
step 3: select "Move kernel into place"
step 4: select "Shutdown/Reboot System Now"

thanks!
Yogeeraj_1
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Re: vmunix: kthread: table is full

hi andy,

The steps are ok except:

step 1: cd /stand; cp system system.prev

i would also copy vmunix
e.g. cp vmunix vmunix.prev


just to be cautious...

kind regards
yogeeraj

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Arunvijai_4
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Re: vmunix: kthread: table is full

Hi Andy,

To Reconfigure kernel, you can follow these steps,

1) Copy /stand/system & /stand/vmunix

2) /stand/dlkm

3) Use SAM to reconfigure and build kernel

4) Reboot using new kernel.


-Arun
"A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for"
Muthukumar_5
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Re: vmunix: kthread: table is full

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=63788

Refer mike tully's reply. It is telling all about kernel rebuild after parameter change.

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Muthu
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Arunvijai_4
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Re: vmunix: kthread: table is full