From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 15 08:49:51 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org 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 2457916A415; Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:49:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from if@hetzner.co.za) Received: from mail1a.your-server.co.za (mail1a.your-server.co.za [196.7.18.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4227A43D5A; Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:49:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from if@hetzner.co.za) Received: from [192.168.2.25] (helo=hetzner.co.za) by mail1a.your-server.co.za with esmtpa (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GkGSl-0003bq-C8; Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:49:43 +0200 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by hetzner.co.za with esmtp (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1GkGSk-0000qv-6Y; Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:49:42 +0200 To: Robert Watson From: Ian FREISLICH In-Reply-To: Message from Robert Watson of "Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:24:37 GMT." <20061115072404.C79655@fledge.watson.org> X-Attribution: BOFH Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:49:42 +0200 Message-Id: X-Authenticated-Sender: if@hetzner.co.za X-Virus-Scanned: Clear (ClamAV 0.88.4/2195/Tue Nov 14 21:53:04 2006) Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Panic during boot (in_arpinput). X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:49:51 -0000 Robert Watson wrote: > On Wed, 15 Nov 2006, Ian FREISLICH wrote: > > > Ian FREISLICH wrote: > >> > >> I have 2 servers each with 255 vlan interfaces and carp interfaces > >> in each vlan.During the boot up while it's configuring the > >> interfaces, it reliably panics. It boots fine if no network cables > >> are plugged in (and in the test evironment on a quient lan). > >> > >> It's an SMP machine. My guess (from the panic message below) is > >> that an arp query arives on an interface it's in the middle of > >> creating or something like that (highly unsophisticated debugging > >> conjecture). > >> > >> In the mean time I'm going to try a UP kernel and see if that masks > >> the problem. > > > > FWIW, a UP kernel has the same problem. > > What happens if you disable PREEMPTION on UP and try the same thing > again? Same thing. If I don't assign the carp interfaces a vhid and pass at boot time, it boots up OK, but I need the carp interfaces. I can arrange serial console access. I have a similar system from ~"Tue Aug 29 09:47:50 SAST 2006" that works, but I suspect it may suffer the same problem. I'm about to test this. Ian -- Ian Freislich