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From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
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Subject: Re: vm_page_alloc(ZERO): missing pages...
To: smp@csn.net (Steve Passe)
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 21:47:14 -0500 (EST)
Cc: ccsanady@friley216.res.iastate.edu, peter@spinner.dialix.com,
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In-Reply-To: <199611202110.OAA26815@clem.systemsix.com> from "Steve Passe" at Nov 20, 96 02:10:21 pm
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> 
> if it happens with only 1 processor running I would think it rules out the tlb 
> theory...
> 
Is the SMP code totally sync'ed with -current?  There was a severe problem
in earlier versions (and could have manifest the problem that you
describe.)  vm_page.c had the problem.

John