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| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.8 | 30 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.8 b/usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.8 index 1c04bad3a042..46478f978f21 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.8 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" .\" @(#)nfsd.8 8.4 (Berkeley) 3/29/95 .\" -.Dd March 16, 2024 +.Dd February 21, 2025 .Dt NFSD 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -90,13 +90,20 @@ without creating any servers. Specifies a hostname to be used as a principal name, instead of the default hostname. .It Fl n Ar threads -Specifies how many servers to create. -This option is equivalent to specifying +This option is deprecated and is limited to a maximum of 256 threads. +The options .Fl Fl maxthreads and .Fl Fl minthreads -with their respective arguments to -.Ar threads . +should now be used. +The +.Ar threads +argument for +.Fl Fl minthreads +and +.Fl Fl maxthreads +may be set to the same value to avoid dynamic +changes to the number of threads. .It Fl Fl maxthreads Ar threads Specifies the maximum servers that will be kept around to service requests. .It Fl Fl minthreads Ar threads @@ -221,12 +228,15 @@ Ignored; included for backward compatibility. .El .Pp For example, -.Dq Li "nfsd -u -t -n 6" -serves UDP and TCP transports using six daemons. +.Dq Li "nfsd -u -t --minthreads 6 --maxthreads 6" +serves UDP and TCP transports using six kernel threads (servers). .Pp -A server should run enough daemons to handle -the maximum level of concurrency from its clients, -typically four to six. +For a system dedicated to servicing NFS RPCs, the number of +threads (servers) should be sufficient to handle the peak +client RPC load. +For systems that perform other services, the number of +threads (servers) may need to be limited, so that resources +are available for these other services. .Pp The .Nm |