Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 00:54:29 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: Boris Popov <bp@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/alpha/common conf.c src/sys/boot/alpha/libalpha bootinfo.c elf_freebsd.c src/sys/boot/arc/lib bootinfo.c elf_freebsd.c src/sys/boot/arc/loader conf.c src/sys/boot/common boot.c bootstrap.h load_aout.c load_elf.c module.c pnp.c ... Message-ID: <20000512075429.5C84D1CE1@overcee.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: Message from Boris Popov <bp@FreeBSD.org> of "Fri, 12 May 2000 12:33:16 %2B0700." <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005121224200.60689-100000@lion.butya.kz>
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Boris Popov wrote: > On Thu, 11 May 2000, David O'Brien wrote: > > > On Mon, May 01, 2000 at 10:41:26AM -0700, Boris Popov wrote: > > > Modified files: > > > sys/boot/alpha/common conf.c > > > sys/boot/alpha/libalpha bootinfo.c elf_freebsd.c > > > sys/boot/arc/lib bootinfo.c elf_freebsd.c > > > sys/boot/arc/loader conf.c > > > sys/boot/common boot.c bootstrap.h load_aout.c load_elf.c > > > module.c pnp.c > > > sys/boot/i386/libi386 aout_freebsd.c bootinfo.c elf_freebsd.c > > > sys/boot/i386/loader conf.c > > > Log: > > > Update loader logic to distinguish modules vs. files. > > > Add support for module metadata. The old way of dependancy > > > handling will be supported for a while. > > > > This needs to be backed out or fixed. It broke the Alpha loader. > > Us Alpha users have suffered from it for 10 days now. I lost a *lot* of > > time due to this. It is also keeping me from providing JKH with an Alpha > > snapshot for the FTP site. > > It seems that the loader binary can not exceed some limited size, > because disabling of FICL eliminates weird zfree() panic. > > Please also test it with updated boot/common/load_elf.c file (with > disabled FICL of course). Yes, that fixes it completely. Preventing the FICL stuff from being linked in stops the random corruption that caused the zfree() error. There is a serious bug in the alpha support somewhere. A 108K loader without FICL works fine, but a 180K one with ficl present (but not called) crashes at startup. The only apparent difference is the size.. Over 128k? Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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