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To: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
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Subject: Re: vm_page_alloc(ZERO): missing pages... 
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 11:21:10 +0800
From: Peter Wemm <peter@spinner.dialix.com>
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"John S. Dyson" wrote:
> > 
> > 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

I agree - it is looking much more like the VM problem..  The smp code has 
not recently been sync'ed with -current (like: 6-8 weeks ago), I'm in the 
middle of that right at the moment..

Cheers,
-Peter