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Subject: Re: 4.9 SMP Stability?
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Rick Updegrove wrote:
> Jeff Johnson wrote:
> 
>> So there was some discussion recently about SMP boxes spontaneously 
>> rebooting with no crash dump logged.
> 
> 
> Yes this is a fact.
> 
>> as someone considering upgrading to 4.9 i naturally have some 
>> reservation and concern.
> 
> 
> Do you need anything that 4.9 offers?
> 
>> Can folks comment on 4.9 stability and SMP.
>> Are these rare fluke cases or a more common occurrence?
> 
> 
> I was up for over 130 days on 4.8-STABLE
> 
> The longest FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE could stay up was *no more than 48 hours*.
> 

What was the date of your 4.9-STABLE system?  Would you be willing
to give 4.10-BETA a try?  It would really help us know if we are ready
to release 4.10 or not.

Scott