Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 17:43:04 +0200 From: Koop Mast <kwm@rainbow-runner.nl> To: Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS-UP: Be careful with newest GENERIC... Message-ID: <1094744584.642.8.camel@heater.rainbow-runner.nl> In-Reply-To: <20040909121246.GC17338@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> References: <20040909121246.GC17338@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU>
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On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 08:12 -0400, Ken Smith wrote: > I'm having mixed results with the new GENERIC which switches the > default scheduler to 4BSD and turns on PREEMPTION. It's fine > with the 4BSD scheduler but PREEMPTION seems to be causing some > problems on a few of my machines. > > If you give PREEMPTION a try I'd be interested in hearing if it's > successful or not. I'm wondering if I'm just "lucky" and it's > OK for everyone else or if it's causing other people problems too. > I'm happy (yeah right) to report that your not the only one. After changing my kernel config to add the 4BSD scheduler and PREEMPTION options on my Ultra10 and rebuilding the kernel. I put the machine on a make -j 2 buildworld. After I got back from school I found the machine totally wedged, not a kernel panic or any thing on the screen (I run with a monitor and keyboard attached). Only local applied patches are the cs4231 driver that Pyun YongHyeon ported. Koop
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