From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 20 11:59:41 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F56616A4B3 for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:59:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from newtrinity.zeist.de (newtrinity.zeist.de [217.24.217.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB56443FBD for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:59:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marius@newtrinity.zeist.de) Received: from newtrinity.zeist.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) h9KIxUcJ003832; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:59:30 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius@newtrinity.zeist.de) Received: (from marius@localhost) by newtrinity.zeist.de (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id h9KIxHwW003831; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:59:17 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius) Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:59:17 +0200 From: Marius Strobl To: Christian Brueffer Message-ID: <20031020205917.B9855@newtrinity.zeist.de> References: <20031020081944.GA40541@kevad.internal> <20031020102613.P47918@beagle.fokus.fraunhofer.de> <20031020132055.GA4653@laptop.6bone.nl> <20031020145001.GA60994@pit.databus.com> <20031020150826.GG613@unixpages.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20031020150826.GG613@unixpages.org>; from chris@unixpages.org on Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 05:08:26PM +0200 X-AntiVirus: checked by AntiVir Milter 1.0.6; AVE 6.22.0.1; VDF 6.22.0.10 cc: Barney Wolff cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Random signals in {build,install}world recently? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:59:41 -0000 On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 05:08:26PM +0200, Christian Brueffer wrote: > On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 10:50:02AM -0400, Barney Wolff wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 03:20:56PM +0200, Mark Santcroos wrote: > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 10:27:38AM +0200, Harti Brandt wrote: > > > > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Vallo Kallaste wrote: > > > > > > > > VK>Hi > > > > VK> > > > > VK>It seems to be a recent problem. The hardware is OK, both Windows XP > > > > VK>(which I use very seldom) and Gentoo Linux do not exhibit any > > > > VK>problems. > > > > VK>Basically one will get random signals as I have got in build- and > > > > VK>installworld. It's impossible to complete make -j2 buildworld on my > > > > VK>machine, but sometimes non-parallel buildworld will do, only to die > > > > VK>later in installworld. > > > > VK>This is on two-processor AMD 2400+ MP system, ASUS A7M-266D mobo and > > > > VK>1GB ECC memory, ATA disks and CD/RW-DVD only. 4BSD scheduler if it > > > > VK>matters. > > > > > > > > I have the same MB just with 1800+ processors. I had to reduce the CPU > > > > frequency by about 10% in the BIOS setup to get the machine stable. I > > > > assume the problem is actually the memory. > > > > > > Couldn't the following be of help here? > > > > > > options DISABLE_PSE > > > options DISABLE_PG_G > > > > I don't think so. I tried that on my A7M266D with no effect. I believe > > something in recent pmap code doesn't like this mobo, or maybe dual > > athlons in general. I can run RELENG_5_1 rock solid, and -current from > > 9/24/03 rock solid, but -current from 10/3 or later gets random sigs > > and eventually panics. I have scsi disks so it's not ata. > > > > I have the same experiences. Also AMD A7M-266D with two 1800+ Athlons here. > Used to work fine, but got random signals with my latest builds. > Here, too. However, on a Tyan Thunder K7 with MP 1200 and a Tyan Tiger MPX with MP 1600+. Additionally to random signals I also get ICEs from GCC at random places and freezes with `make -jX buildworld` but no panics.