Server

The main channel of server software got a new package from the RC channels. This package ran on all three RC channels last week. It is a crash fix and not much more.

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The Blue Steel and Le TigreRC channels are getting Baker Linden’s object rez performance improvement. This is a multi-threaded object rez addition. Simon Linden says, “There was a laggy bit of work the server used to do when rezzing objects that has been moved into a side thread.” Paraphrasing Simon, people will notice it most with complex objects and link sets with lots of scripts.

Apparently we may not see it speed up the rez… but, it will have less impact on the simulator as the sim won’t stop to process an object. I take this to mean any single objects will not necessarily rez faster but more objects should rez in less time. This can be thought of as changing from rezzing one after the other to parallel rezing, rezing several at once.

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Today we found out for sure the software update running in the RC channels rolled to the main channel. This was a maintenance package with some bug and crash fixes and the improved region restart notification. For now the main channel and all the RC’s are running the same code.

There are a few regions like Linden Realms and the Wilderness that are running different code. But, otherwise everyone is on the same code.

That sameness will be broken when the RC channels ALL roll to the same new package. The only published change is the repair of a crash mode that popped up a couple of weeks ago, this probably means a griefing fix. My guess is this fix touches multiple parts of the systems and needs as big a test base as possible. Or it could just mean no other packages made it through QA. We might find out later today or Thursday. 

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There is a little blow back on this rollout, nothing too dramatic.

The server restarting warning changed a bit. If you have the normal human mind, you may not notice the difference. But, it is there. This change is only in the RC channels for now.

The threaded object rez project hit a last minute bug and was held back from RC. The problem was if you rezzed a copyable object from your inventory, the object would disappear from your inventory, as though it was no-copy. You can imagine the problems that would cause.

I’ll list some other problems that ‘some’ people are noting. We don’t know yet if these are real problems or if they are part of the Interest List change. The bet is good that if they are real problems they are associated with the Interest List. So, if you are seeing these problems, file JIRA’s and let the Lindens know. If you don’t notice things, those things don’t need to be fixed…

Object Area Search

It is currently thought that the Interest List upgrade has broken Area Search in third party viewers (TPV). You should probably file JIRA’s for this problem with your viewer developer.

AO’s Crashes

Some are reporting TPV AO’s are crashing viewers now that Interest List is out… I am not sure I believe the problem and cause are related. Lots of people blame whatever they have last heard changed, which is reasonable but often inaccurate. You should probably file JIRA’s for this problem with your viewer developer. 

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The rollouts to the Main and RC’s should happen today and tomorrow as I reported yesterday. Simon Linden expects the maintenance package on Magnum to be promoted next week. But, that is a ways off. However, rollouts will return to the normal schedule next week.

Maestro Linden changed the forum Deploys post to say a bug was found in the prim rez code running on Le Tigre. Also the Blue Steel performance improvements package ran into problems. Both will drop out of the RC channels and move back into QA. The crash mode code that ran on Le Tigre last week will roll to all the RC’s this week (8). 

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BUG-355 – Increased Instant Sim Lag & Avi Crashes During Major Events – sim network issue. While this is marked ‘unassigned’, it is active in the SL Forum. See the thread: Increase in Instant SIM LAG & Crashes During Larger Events – Network Source? This thread started in late September 2012 and has grown to 11 pages or 101 replies.

I’ve added a comment to BUG-355 that remains unassigned. If you own a region or are an estate manager and seeing the problem, file a JIRA and reference BUG-355. It would also help if you could attend the Server-Scripting meeting held in Denby, AGNI (main grid) on Tuesdays at noon (SLT/PST). Also, attend the Beta Server meeting in Morris, ADITI (beta grid) Thursdays at 3 PM (SLT/PST).

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