Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:58:58 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Reproducable system hangs in -STABLE Message-ID: <20020108125734.S84761-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <20020107200706.B17764@twincat.vladsempire.net>
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On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Josh Paetzel wrote: > > > While running two copies of dnetc, running xmms will hang my system > > > with a hard lock up. I think I've seen this appear before for non-priority problems too though ... hm ... > > This is the classic priority inversion problem. How are you starting your > > dnetc's? > They are starting at boot time from the script that the port installs > into /usr/local/etc/rc.d Make sure you are NOT nice(1)ing dnetc OR xmms. nice -20 or idprio'ing dnetc will cause an instant lockup. What happens if you run only one dnetc? Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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