From owner-freebsd-xen@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 20 20:17:50 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: xen@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88C45106566C; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:17:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from seanbru@yahoo-inc.com) Received: from mrout1-b.corp.bf1.yahoo.com (mrout1-b.corp.bf1.yahoo.com [98.139.253.104]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FAE38FC16; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:17:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (rideseveral.corp.yahoo.com [10.73.160.231]) by mrout1-b.corp.bf1.yahoo.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/y.out) with ESMTP id pBKKHVd9096203; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:17:31 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=yahoo-inc.com; s=cobra; t=1324412251; bh=ssHR0R+eW7oosanxzSNTjt+xbk+1PY7Ci38sNb1clUc=; h=Subject:From:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Content-Type:Date: Message-ID:Mime-Version:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=BvmeYh4udOY3QAZbgfvXmOM78vxL7IThWBiuwa4LXpEbqi3tXVS0mzx2dXDmUzFxN rHBp0HhIjeEgIlJFRhi8mhr4ey0lBCufi1P/dSe2ub4He3YGYJV0fV1Q3cmVma3Djr dqPBS0C+iWmhW2Yd6+JQ5yQF7k1RebIhmeI+u5+c= From: Sean Bruno To: Alan Cox In-Reply-To: <4EF0EB8D.2020703@rice.edu> References: <4EEB9CCE.6090701@rice.edu> <1324169806.3093.3.camel@hitfishpass-lx.corp.yahoo.com> <4EED4982.3080208@freebsd.org> <1324339762.3093.14.camel@hitfishpass-lx.corp.yahoo.com> <4EF04F3C.9010309@rice.edu> <1324387685.3093.28.camel@hitfishpass-lx.corp.yahoo.com> <4EF0D8D7.2060503@rice.edu> <1324411057.12783.8.camel@hitfishpass-lx.corp.yahoo.com> <4EF0EB8D.2020703@rice.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:17:30 -0800 Message-ID: <1324412250.12783.9.camel@hitfishpass-lx.corp.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.32.3 (2.32.3-1.fc14) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "xen@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: PV i386 patch X-BeenThere: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of the freebsd port to xen - implementation and usage List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:17:50 -0000 On Tue, 2011-12-20 at 12:09 -0800, Alan Cox wrote: > On 12/20/2011 13:57, Sean Bruno wrote: > > On Tue, 2011-12-20 at 10:49 -0800, Alan Cox wrote: > >> On 12/20/2011 07:28, Sean Bruno wrote: > >>>> The code that panics shouldn't even exist in the Xen pmap. Try the > >>>> attached patch. > >>>> > >>>> Alan > >>>> > >>> Indeed .... how on earth did we ever use this stuff? :-) > >>> > >>> Tested to 2G on ref9-xen32.f.o .... should I go any higher? > >> Sure. Right now, I don't know of any reason that it should crash with > >> more memory. :-) > >> > >> Do either of you know if there is a PR in gnats for this 768 MB > >> limitation bug that I should mention in the commit log? > >> > >> Alan > >> > > > > No, I just checked and I didn't put a PR in ... lame. > > > > I think I discussed it with colin or kip, but I don't remember if we > > ever figured out anything else. > > > > Ok. I'll commit the patch shortly. (Note that what I'll commit will > remove another bit of unnecessary code.) > > Alan > I suspect that this earns you +1 beer at bsdcan this year. Sean