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From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se>
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Cc: Elvar <elvar@ooz.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: freezing, hard locking, and debug.mpsafenet=0
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Kris Kennaway wrote:
> Per olof Ljungmark wrote:
>> Elvar wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>> <snip>
<snip>
>>
>> Could someone familiar with -CURRENT perhaps explain why this option 
>> (debug.mpsafenet=0) is gone?
> 
> Because it was an obsolete option that was complicating the code and 
> holding back further development.
> 
> If you are seeing bugs, you need to follow through with obtaining the 
> necessary debugging (see the developers handbook), then submit a PR. 
> Note that if you don't do this then you cannot reasonably expect anyone 
> to fix your problems.

Kris, if a system locks up completely (does not take any input, no 
dumps, just stop) is there anything one can do in terms of debugging?

I would post more information if I knew how to get it.

Per olof