Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:40:23 GMT From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: amd64/87514: 6.0-CURRENT freezes machine using >4GB on AMD64 architecture with high memory load Message-ID: <200510181640.j9IGeNO1097943@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR amd64/87514; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: Sean Dean <seandean@enhancededge.com> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: amd64/87514: 6.0-CURRENT freezes machine using >4GB on AMD64 architecture with high memory load Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:36:41 -0700 On Sun, Oct 16, 2005 at 10:47:40AM +0000, Sean Dean wrote: > Under 6.0-CURRENT using a Tyan K8SE (v1.03) with dual Opterons and 8GB > of RAM my machine will freeze up when I have Software selected in > the BIOS for Memhole mapping. The system will freeze when running a > high load memory application, or an application using a large portion > of memory. ... > Running in either Hardware or Disabled mode for Memhole mapping will > not cause the machine to freeze, but will remove about 1GB of RAM from > the OS. This is a BIOS bug, not a FreeBSD bug. What version of the BIOS are you running? What revision Opterons do you have? -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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