From owner-freebsd-smp Sat Jul 19 09:23:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA01554 for smp-outgoing; Sat, 19 Jul 1997 09:23:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (Ilsa.StevesCafe.com [205.168.119.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA01546 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 1997 09:23:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (8.8.6/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA26327 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 1997 10:23:49 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199707191623.KAA26327@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 From: Steve Passe To: smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP: major timer/APIC code changes. In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 18 Jul 1997 22:43:14 MDT." <199707190443.WAA20958@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 10:23:49 -0600 Sender: owner-smp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, >Its working well on my dual P6 which needs the timer redirect code, but >paniced my dual P5 which doesn't. The panic was in modload, removing the >"star" screensaver from sysconfig allowed it to boot, so I am assumming its >unrelated. I am in the middle of a cvsup of the world for that machine >and will report after a make world. following up, "make world" ran & completed without error using the new kernel on the dual P5. I rebuilt the kernel, restored the "star" screensaver, and rebooted. The panic was gone. Only other problems reported so far is one SuperMicro P6DOF having trouble attaching to the 8254 timer via the new code. I'm waiting for further info on that problem... Keep the reports coming! -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD