From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 30 00:30:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAB75106566C for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:30:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9AD58FC19 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:30:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBU0U6XJ079676 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:30:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nBU0U61h079675; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:30:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:30:06 GMT Message-Id: <200912300030.nBU0U61h079675@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org From: Manuel Tobias Schiller Cc: Subject: Re: sparc64/142102: FreeBSD 8.0 kernel panics on sparc64 when accessing NFS X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Manuel Tobias Schiller List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:30:06 -0000 The following reply was made to PR sparc64/142102; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Manuel Tobias Schiller To: Marius Strobl Cc: Mark Linimon , FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Manuel Tobias Schiller Subject: Re: sparc64/142102: FreeBSD 8.0 kernel panics on sparc64 when accessing NFS Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:25:55 +0100 On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:53:58 +0100 Marius Strobl wrote: > Oh, sorry, I had a bug in there, the svc code used a stale > pointer to the mbuf with this. Could you please re-fetch > and try again? I can't guarantee that this fixes the hang > you experienced but at least in theory just re-aligning > the data can't make the issue with the unaligned access > any worse. Using the LOM or by breaking into the kernel > by sending a break you should be able to power-cycle/ > reboot the machine without removing the power cord should > it hang again though. > What NFS client and with which mount options are you > using to trigger is problem? > > Marius I managed to compile and test a kernel with your updated patch, and things seem to work. I'll try to stress-test it over the night by copying a few tens of gigabytes over and report back with the results. Also, if I'm reading your patch correctly, we should be able to do without the bcopy hack from PR 140797, so I'll recompile a kernel without it and try if that works as well. Thanks a lot for all your help and your patience! Manuel -- Homepage: http://www.hinterbergen.de/mala OpenPGP: 0xA330353E (DSA) or 0xD87D188C (RSA)