From owner-freebsd-scsi Fri Sep 5 12:11:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA26127 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Fri, 5 Sep 1997 12:11:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (Ilsa.StevesCafe.com [205.168.119.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA25960; Fri, 5 Sep 1997 12:09:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA14813; Fri, 5 Sep 1997 13:09:37 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199709051909.NAA14813@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 From: Steve Passe To: Jaye Mathisen cc: scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, smp@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Scary DPT problem. In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 05 Sep 1997 10:18:34 PDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 13:09:37 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > Using DPT-1.2.4 with 3.0/SMP. > > I was running a test of adding 25000 accounts and removing them, and > making sure everything was hunky-dory, when the dreaded: > > "DPT: Undocumented Error" > db> > > Occurs. > > OK, Happened in the past. Hit the reset switch: "No Operating System". > Power-Cycle "No Operating System". Swear, curse, cry, yell, shake. > > Power-cycle it, and let it sit. It finally reboots, but the passwd file > .db's are completely hosed. and /etc/group is a goner. > > Makes me nervous to deploy this out in the sticks... I'm hoping it's just > an SMP or 3.0-current problem, as opposed to some deep dark nasty DPT > issue. SMP-current should definitely NOT be used for anything critical right now! We KNOW we have a show-stopper in there... It probably affects ALL SMP systems, just bites some earlier than others. On the bright side, we are closing in on it, and hopefully will have a resolution by later today (no promises). -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD