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From: Bjarne Wichmann Petersen <mekanix@privat.dk>
To: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: spontaneous crashes with STABLE
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 20:15:16 +0200
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On Friday 19 October 2001 19:59, Bill Moran wrote:

> > Found out I needed to build the kernel "the old way" ;)
> I wasn't aware that was necessary.

Me neither. But the newest file in /sys/compile/KERNELCONFIGNAME was from 
april 18th, but I've done several upgrades since then, "the new way".

After upgrading "the old way" again most files got upgraded (newer timestamp).

*And* furthermore, indirectly this *might* be the cause for my crashes. 
Someone pointed me at this old text: 
http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/171/1997/2/0/986301/

Since then I've recompiled several bits and have yet to see a crash. Seems 
like "the new way" isn't foolproof *and* Handbook might need a few words on 
the issues outlined in the link above.

> > panic messages:
> > ---
> > dmesg: kvm_read: invalid address (c041b600)
> > ---
> > #0  0x0 in ?? ()
> Type "where" at the gdb prompt.  

(kgdb) where
#0  0x0 in ?? ()

Didn't get me far! ;)

Bjarne

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