gcc.gnu.org performance issues?

[Harald Anlauf]

Am 16.03.25 um 22:59 schrieb Mark Wielaard:
> There is currently a botnet attacking lots of http git endpoints on
> various systems including sourceware. We are trying to coordinate a
> bit, but given that it seems a fairly large botnet with lots of ips
> (which often only do one or two hits per day), it is hard to get a
> good defense in place. We believe we have something now that at least
> makes sure people can get at git (and bugzilla), although maybe a bit
> slower than usual.

Slow is OK for me, given these conditions...

>> Today I've been waiting for hours for a git pull to succeed (i.e.
>> to not timeout), not to mention a push.
> 
> Hours however is really odd. Certainly for pushes which should go over
> ssh and aren't throttled.
> 
>> Is there some throttling also affecting me?  Or am I doing
>> anything wrong?
> 
> Things can be slow with the botnet attacks going on, but shouldn't be
> that slow. Feel free to reach out to overseers@sourceware.org or join
> #overseers on irc.libera.chat if you need more help.

I just tried again and pull/push went through fine. :-)

If I get stuck again next time, I'll try your suggestions and ask
off-list for help.

Thanks,
Harald

> Cheers,
> 
> Mark
>