From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Aug 23 12:40:14 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12DD437B400; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:40:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sccrmhc01.attbi.com (sccrmhc01.attbi.com [204.127.202.61]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49F8D43E86; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:40:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from InterJet.elischer.org ([12.232.206.8]) by sccrmhc01.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20020823194007.DNUP11061.sccrmhc01.attbi.com@InterJet.elischer.org>; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:40:07 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.elischer.org [127.0.0.1]) by InterJet.elischer.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id MAA68845; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:24:18 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:24:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer To: "Patrick O'Reilly" Cc: Andrew Gallatin , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, grog@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel Panic = System crash 8 times in 4 days In-Reply-To: <007201c24ad9$1abc4560$0200000a@perimeter.co.za> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Patrick O'Reilly wrote: > From: "Julian Elischer" > > > > 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 No but you wouldn't have needed half a day to get to that point ;-) ALso it eliminates any possibility of out-of-date modules..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.. > > --- > Regards, > Patrick O'Reilly. > ___ _ __ > / _ )__ __ (_)_ __ ___ _/ /____ __ > / __/ -_) _) / ~ ) -_), ,-/ -_) _) > /_/ \__/_//_/_/~/_/\__/ \__/\__/_/ > http://www.perimeter.co.za > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message