From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 26 17:28:39 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1198816A41F for ; Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:28:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ginoruopolo@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay16-f30.bay16.hotmail.com [65.54.186.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9801F43D5E for ; Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:28:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ginoruopolo@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 26 Nov 2005 09:28:38 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 206.112.112.35 by by16fd.bay16.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:28:37 GMT X-Originating-IP: [151.44.23.88] X-Originating-Email: [ginoruopolo@hotmail.com] X-Sender: ginoruopolo@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <20051125190919.GA54009@xor.obsecurity.org> From: "Gino Ruopolo" To: kris@obsecurity.org, rutger.bevaart@illian.net Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:28:37 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Nov 2005 17:28:38.0139 (UTC) FILETIME=[D62C5CB0:01C5F2AE] Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD unstable on Dell 1750 using SMP? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:28:39 -0000 Both the servers where I changed the nic to an old intel 10/100 reached a week of uptime! I'm seriously thinking about a problem with the "em" ethernet card driver. later, gino >From: Kris Kennaway >To: Rutger Bevaart >CC: Kris Kennaway , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org,Gino >Ruopolo >Subject: Re: FreeBSD unstable on Dell 1750 using SMP? >Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:09:19 -0500 > >On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 01:22:01PM +0100, Rutger Bevaart wrote: > > Hello Kris (& list), > > > > Thanks for helping the 1750 and 2850 owners on this list. Unfortunately >I > > cannot find any references to the leak or the fix you are referring to >in > > the Release errata (http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.4R/errata.html). > >It was in the 5.3 errata, sorry. I don't think it was fixed until >after 5.4 though. > > > We are trying really hard to resolve the stability issues with our Dell > > servers and would be very happy to know when the fix for what was > > committed. > >As I said twice already, the stats leak is ***HARMLESS***. It only >gives the wrong value to counters that are unused for anything except >reporting to the user. > > > No way we'll be upgrading to 6.0 without knowing exactly what > > is going on (remembering broken 4.10 -> 5.3 systems) ... > >5.4 -> 6.0 is really a very minor jump. But if you're not willing to >even test it out on one machine to see whether it resolves your >problems, you'll likely just have to get used to the instability until >someone can identify your problem and then fix it. > >Kris ><< attach3 >> _________________________________________________________________ Parla con i tuoi amici che hanno MSN Hotmail in tempo reale! E' gratis. http://www.imagine-msn.com/messenger/default.aspx?locale=it-IT