Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:26:23 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: "Mr. K." <bsd@inbox.org>, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: panic Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9912280925410.9441-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <199912280626.WAA01224@mass.cdrom.com>
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On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > Totally untweaked kernel. I didn't get to tweaking yet. I shouldn't have > > > > to tweak anything to make the kernel not panic, though... Not > > > > complaining, just pre-empting possible flames. > > > > > > That's completely incorrect. > > > > I don't know what part of the above you say is incorrect. > > > > FreeBSD has a tendency to panic in out of mbuf situations. That > > shouldn't happen. > > The semantics of "should" and "shouldn't" are debatable. In this case, > the panic is a simple indicator that the administrator hasn't correctly > tuned the system. Many would argue that this is a much better outcome > than a system that performs poorly for no immediately perceptible reason, > and it certainly encourages the prompt application of a correct > adjustment. Well, in FreeBSD 2.2.x, an "Out of mbufs!" message was printed on the console, and there was no panic. > -- > \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith > \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org > \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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