From owner-freebsd-smp Thu Dec 5 15:29:07 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id PAA12152 for smp-outgoing; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 15:29:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA12143 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 15:29:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA15632; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 16:28:19 -0700 Message-Id: <199612052328.QAA15632@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: Tor Egge cc: smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Spontaneous reset In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 06 Dec 1996 00:24:21 +0100." <199612052324.AAA04330@pat.idt.unit.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 16:28:18 -0700 Sender: owner-smp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > One interesting side effect of having played with a -SMP kernel is that > the machine must be turned off before booting a -current kernel. > > The -current kernel boots fine without the machine being turned off, > *BUT* resets spontaneously at 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM. I run > a cron job that kills two processes at those times, but under normal > circumstandes that does not cause a system reset. It only happens > after having played with the -SMP kernel. I'm not sure we properly halt the APs, they could still be running after a warm boot! I also suggest a power cycle whenever you hit one of the SCSI freakouts... -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzHe7tEAAAEEAM274wAEEdP+grIrV6UtBt54FB5ufifFRA5ujzflrvlF8aoE 04it5BsUPFi3jJLfvOQeydbegexspPXL6kUejYt2OeptHuroIVW5+y2M2naTwqtX WVGeBP6s2q/fPPAS+g+sNZCpVBTbuinKa/C4Q6HJ++M9AyzIq5EuvO0a8Rr9AAUR tBlTdGV2ZSBQYXNzZSA8c21wQGNzbi5uZXQ+ =ds99 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----