gam_server, Solaris and high CPU load

Since upgrading to s11b83a I noticed that gam_server processes eat significant amount of CPU cycles. So I decided to make some investigations.

No manuals, no config files.

From Gamin project page:

Gamin is a file and directory monitoring system defined to be a subset of the FAM (File Alteration Monitor) system. This is a service provided by a library which allows to detect when a file or a directory has been modified.

This is the description of the config file: Gamin config

Now, how to fix the problem

1. Create /etc/gamin directory:
   # mkdir /etc/gamin
2. Create file /etc/gamin/gaminrc. It may contain the following lines (this is just an example, you can set your own polling intervals):
   fsset nfs poll 15
   fsset ufs poll 15
   fsset lofs poll 15
   fsset zfs poll 15
3. Restart gam_server (let me know if there is a better way):
   # pkill gam_server; rm -rf /tmp/gam_*

Voila! That should be done in all zones.

Update 2008-07-07 @00:06:24: i did not see this behaviour in snv_92. However, do not install snv_92 because of otehr bugs. Try snv_93.