Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2014 19:43:22 -0500 From: Stephen Cook <sclists@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>, Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> Subject: Re: openjdk-7.45.18_1 is forbidden: Triggering a nasty FreeBSD bug. Message-ID: <52CB4DAA.1010508@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <52C6572F.9090901@gmail.com> References: <52C5ADFB.9040207@gmail.com> <la4pbe$1da$1@ger.gmane.org> <la55v4$afu$1@ger.gmane.org> <CA%2BtpaK3akgRUSzxXaZy0ujd%2BGaX8bUTArDfCqTkiitbOr4LykA@mail.gmail.com> <52C6572F.9090901@gmail.com>
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On 1/3/2014 1:22 AM, Stephen Cook wrote: > On 1/2/2014 9:59 PM, Adam Vande More wrote: >> On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Well, if you want to risk it, just edit >>> /usr/ports/java/openjdk7/Makefile >>> and delete the "FORBIDDEN=" line. >> As already stated, it is not safe to do this unless you're running a >> kernel >> with the fix applied. A fresh 10-STABLE is such a kernel. > > I don't feel comfortable with my knowledge to run something that is > not RELEASE yet. Is there a way to get the fix on 9.2? > > Can anyone point me to the bug(s) in question, so I can see what is > going on / what I'm risking? > > I can also just run the Minecraft server on my PC, and open the router > to let her friends play with her too. It is not as ideal though, > because if I'm working I might have to cut them off. > > -- Stephen > A bit more Googling helped me find this topic: https://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?t=44098 Someone recommends "portdowngrade", which seems to allow me to install an earlier version. He wrote "I found that b27 has been the last stable Java in my Serviio media center. On b28, Java doesn't close files and eventually pegs the kern.maxfilesperproc sysctl <http://man.freebsd.org/sysctl>. On b29, Java causes kernel panics on 9.2-RELEASE. Portdowngrade is your friend in situations like this." Is this a bad idea? Thanks for any advice! -- Stephen
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