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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.2.1 kernel w/ SMP under high load = panic
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it was said:

>4.10 won't work with the current hardware on the
>server, and I wanted to
>try 5.2.1 because of the improved SMP.
>
>I know there is a solution for this by adding a
>kernel option, but i'm
>completely CLUELESS.
>
>Can anyone give a hint?
>
>
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>> On Sunday 01 August 2004 15:08, Hugo Silva wrote:
>>> I am running a Dual Xeon 2.8ghz w/ SMP, SCHED_ULE
>on FreeBSD
>>> 5.2.1-RELEASE-p9.
>>
>> Why aren't you running FreeBSD 4.10 on a machine
>like that? 5.2.1 is
>> simply
>> NOT ready for production enviroments. Why do you
>think it's still
>> considered
>> as unstable? Your panic is probably being caused by
>a bad driver, but of
>> course I can't tell you which one.
>>
>> So get in touch with your data centre and get 4.10
>on that machine. It
>> will
>> probably solve most of your problems.
>>
>> Jorn

Hello,

I hate to tell you this, but I think your problem may
be worse than you think. On the other hand, its
solution is close:

http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/todo.html

Refer to item 2 under "show stopper defects".

HTH,

Stheg

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