From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 16 00:32:20 2004 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 0744016A4CE for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:32:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from digger1.defence.gov.au (digger1.defence.gov.au [203.5.217.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FAA443D1F for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:32:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wilkinsa@squash.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from ednmsw503.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw503.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.2.150]) by digger1.defence.gov.au with ESMTP id iAG0VKZg007991 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:01:20 +1030 (CST) Received: from muttley.dsto.defence.gov.au (unverified) by ednmsw503.dsto.defence.gov.au (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.3.10) with ESMTP id for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:02:11 +1030 Received: from ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.2.81]) by muttley.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id iAG0Rnh25372 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:57:49 +1030 (CST) Received: from squash.dsto.defence.gov.au ([131.185.40.212]) by ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id RZJDMT5M; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:57:42 +1030 Received: from squash.dsto.defence.gov.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by squash.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iAG0SbGo056556 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:58:37 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from wilkinsa@squash.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: (from wilkinsa@localhost) by squash.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id iAG0SbqE056555 for current@freebsd.org; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:58:37 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from wilkinsa) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:58:37 +1030 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" To: current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041116002837.GE56252@squash.dsto.defence.gov.au> Mail-Followup-To: current@freebsd.org References: <20041115142036.D53544@cvs.imp.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: Deadlock problems with 'kill PID' on CURRENT 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: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:32:20 -0000 Robert, what is an NMI button ? - aW 0n Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 01:35:26PM +0000, Robert Watson wrote: On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Martin Blapp wrote: > > syscons is typically a sign that some thread holding Giant is spinning, or > > that Giant has been leaked. Alternatively, some other lock is leaked, and > > a thread with Giant waits on that lock. You may be able to get into DDB > > using the serial console as it doesn't require Giant (or you might not). > > I was not able to get into DDB over serial console. Sorry for not saying > this exactly. Hardlock. Any chance that any of the boxes has an NMI button? Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Projects robert@fledge.watson.org Principal Research Scientist, McAfee Research _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"