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Date:      Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:24:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To:        "Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd@perimeter.co.za>
Cc:        Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, grog@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Kernel Panic = System crash 8 times in 4 days
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0208231219020.68522-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
In-Reply-To: <007201c24ad9$1abc4560$0200000a@perimeter.co.za>

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On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Patrick O'Reilly wrote:

> From: "Julian Elischer" <julian@elischer.org>
> 
> > > OK - It looks to me like I need to build with:
> > > options         VINUMDEBUG
> >
> >
> > compile vinum in so that it's not a module for starters..
> 
> Grrr.. I was hoping we would not have to go this route!  :)
> 
> Julian, will this produce better information than I was able to get, as
> shown at http://docs.perimeter.co.za/crash/20020823_1623_d ?

No but you wouldn't have needed half a day to get to that point ;-)
ALso it eliminates any possibility of out-of-date modules..

> 
> Assuming it would be best for me to go ahead, could I just ask for a
> little guidance please.  I was not able, with my limited experience, to
> figure out what must be changed if I will compile vinum into the kernel.
> 
> 1) I gather I need the following in my KERNCONF:
> pseudo-device   vinum           #Vinum concat/mirror/raid driver
> options         VINUMDEBUG      #enable Vinum debugging hooks
> 
> 2) Do I need to change anything else?  Does the vinum module need to be
> changed and rebuilt at the same time that I do a build kernel?  Does the
> rc.conf start_vinum="YES" remain the same?


I believe it stays the same..

> 
> Once again, thanks to all for your support...

I think that it may be vinum not coping gracefully with disk complaints..
But it needs Greg Lehey to take a look at it..


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