Re: Debugging SMP instability (was Re: HEADS-UP: await/asleep removal imminent)

2001-01-18 Thread Tor . Egge
> cool. > What are the instructions for using this? > should something have sio1 open? I use conserver conserver conserver hostnull-modem serial cables test machine label testport AA - sio0 serial console testnmi port BB

Re: Debugging SMP instability (was Re: HEADS-UP: await/asleep removal imminent)

2001-01-18 Thread Julian Elischer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Again I'll offer to run any and all code or patches to -current you > > guys can come up with, but I simply dont have the time to sit down > > and analyze into details what you have been doing... > > The enclosed patch implements a virtual NMI pushbutton by program

Re: Debugging SMP instability (was Re: HEADS-UP: await/asleep removal imminent)

2001-01-18 Thread Daniel C. Sobral
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The enclosed patch implements a virtual NMI pushbutton by programming > the IOAPIC to deliver an NMI when sio1 generates an interrupt. This would be a nice kernel option... :-) -- Daniel C. Sobral(8-DCS) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [

Re: Debugging SMP instability (was Re: HEADS-UP: await/asleep removal imminent)

2001-01-17 Thread Tor . Egge
> Again I'll offer to run any and all code or patches to -current you > guys can come up with, but I simply dont have the time to sit down > and analyze into details what you have been doing... The enclosed patch implements a virtual NMI pushbutton by programming the IOAPIC to deliver an NMI when

Re: Debugging SMP instability (was Re: HEADS-UP: await/asleep removal imminent)

2001-01-17 Thread Matt Dillon
:I did some research on this and am convinced that at least some video cards :would work as memory buffers for KTR logs. Specifically, someone mentioned :to me yesterday that their Matrox Millennium II flashes the X desktop :during startup from a previous invocation across warm boots. (I pursued

Re: Debugging SMP instability (was Re: HEADS-UP: await/asleep removal imminent)

2001-01-17 Thread Soren Schmidt
It seems Jason Evans wrote: > On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 07:42:26PM +0100, Soren Schmidt wrote: > > > Basically if you're expecting me or the SMP team to figure out > > > what's going on without more info, you're pretty much out of luck. > > > > See above, not really possible, we have been trying to

Debugging SMP instability (was Re: HEADS-UP: await/asleep removal imminent)

2001-01-17 Thread Jason Evans
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 07:42:26PM +0100, Soren Schmidt wrote: > > Basically if you're expecting me or the SMP team to figure out > > what's going on without more info, you're pretty much out of luck. > > See above, not really possible, we have been trying to find some > (affordable) HW that coul

Re: smp instability

2000-10-26 Thread Patrick Hartling
Patrick Hartling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: } John Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: } } } } } On 25-Oct-00 Chuck Robey wrote: } } > I'm having rather extreme problems with stability on my dual PIII } } > setup. I know this is to be expected, but it's gotten so extreme on my } } > system, I c

Re: smp instability

2000-10-25 Thread Patrick Hartling
John Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: } } On 25-Oct-00 Chuck Robey wrote: } > I'm having rather extreme problems with stability on my dual PIII } > setup. I know this is to be expected, but it's gotten so extreme on my } > system, I can't spend more than a few minutes before it locks up. } >

Re: smp instability

2000-10-24 Thread Chuck Robey
On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Mike Meyer wrote: > Chuck Robey writes: > > I'm having rather extreme problems with stability on my dual PIII > > setup. I know this is to be expected, but it's gotten so extreme on my > > system, I can't spend more than a few minutes before it locks up. > > > > Is there an

RE: smp instability

2000-10-24 Thread Chuck Robey
On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, John Baldwin wrote: > > On 25-Oct-00 Chuck Robey wrote: > > I'm having rather extreme problems with stability on my dual PIII > > setup. I know this is to be expected, but it's gotten so extreme on my > > system, I can't spend more than a few minutes before it locks up. > >

RE: smp instability

2000-10-24 Thread John Baldwin
On 25-Oct-00 Chuck Robey wrote: > I'm having rather extreme problems with stability on my dual PIII > setup. I know this is to be expected, but it's gotten so extreme on my > system, I can't spend more than a few minutes before it locks up. > > Is there any chance that I could make things bette

Re: smp instability

2000-10-24 Thread Mike Meyer
Chuck Robey writes: > I'm having rather extreme problems with stability on my dual PIII > setup. I know this is to be expected, but it's gotten so extreme on my > system, I can't spend more than a few minutes before it locks up. > > Is there any chance that I could make things better by using a

smp instability

2000-10-24 Thread Chuck Robey
I'm having rather extreme problems with stability on my dual PIII setup. I know this is to be expected, but it's gotten so extreme on my system, I can't spend more than a few minutes before it locks up. Is there any chance that I could make things better by using a sysctl to tell the box it's no