From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 24 02:59:42 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0914216A4A6 for ; Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:59:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dennyboy@cableone.net) Received: from S3.cableone.net (s3.cableone.net [24.116.0.229]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A89C643D45 for ; Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:59:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dennyboy@cableone.net) Received: from badboybox.cableone.net (unverified [69.92.6.58]) by S3.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service S3) with ESMTP id 63993363 for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:59:40 -0700 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:59:34 -0500 (CDT) From: Denny White To: FreeBSD Questions In-Reply-To: <20060623070711.04c5bf94@loki.starkstrom.lan> Message-ID: References: <1150853032.16507.1.camel@localhost> <0578D634449883E0B7478DE4@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local> <20060623070711.04c5bf94@loki.starkstrom.lan> X-GPG-PUBLIC_KEY: http//wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net X-GPG-FINGERPRINT: D0A9 AD44 1F10 E09E 0E67 EC25 CB44 F2E5 1644 E79A MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-NotAscii: charset=us-ascii; X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 1, First 36, in=25, out=0, spam=0 X-External-IP: 69.92.6.58 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net Subject: Re: FreeBSD smp X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:59:42 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:51:46 -0500 (CDT) > Denny White wrote: > >> Okay, might be off base here, so someone correct me if >> I'm wrong. Don't you also have to remove the following >> >> #ifdef SMP >> #ifndef COMPILING_LINT >> #error DEVICE_POLLING is not compatible with SMP >> #endif >> #endif >> >> from /usr/src/sys/kern/kern_poll.c ? >> >> You'll get an error part of the way through building >> the kernel otherwise, right? Like I said, that's the >> way I remember it. Just trying to save someone some >> unnecessary work. > Today Joerg Pernfuss wrote: > Obviously only if you have enabled device polling in your custom kernel > and know what you're doing. Defaulting to refuse to build polling on > SMP has its reason. While it is generally not a problem, the kernel / > userland ratio and statistics code might get messed up if I recall > an old posting from Luigi correctly. > > Joerg > -- > | /"\ ASCII ribbon | GnuPG Key ID | e86d b753 3deb e749 6c3a | > | \ / campaign against | 0xbbcaad24 | 5706 1f7d 6cfd bbca ad24 | > | X HTML in email | .the next sentence is true. | > | / \ and news | .the previous sentence was a lie. | > Yup, you're right. And I do have device polling enabled in the kernel. My bad. Open one mouth, extricate one foot. :-) Time for either a jolt or some sleep. GnuPG key : 0x1644E79A | http://wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net Fingerprint: D0A9 AD44 1F10 E09E 0E67 EC25 CB44 F2E5 1644 E79A -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (OpenBSD) iD8DBQFEnKqcy0Ty5RZE55oRAmcVAJ0RSZG8WtTCavx34HuRGXh0R/hPWACeJCyg 7ntC/WIi/T8bKBAkNPrgUWs= =1wiI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----