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Date:      Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:59:17 -0700
From:      Brad Waite <freebsd@wcubed.net>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 5.4-STABLE hangs every few days
Message-ID:  <43FFB9F5.7080402@wcubed.net>
In-Reply-To: <20060225015704.GA40225@xor.obsecurity.org>
References:  <43FFB745.3000401@wcubed.net> <20060225015704.GA40225@xor.obsecurity.org>

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Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 06:47:49PM -0700, Brad Waite wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Been having problems with my Tyan Thunder i7500 (S2720) dual Xeon 
>> running -STABLE: it's hanging every couple of days.
>>
>> I couldn't find any specific fixes on the lists, but I did come across 
>> some instructions about breaking into the debugger from a serial 
>> console.  I built a kernel with the following options: DDB, KDB, WITNESS 
>> & BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER (INVARIANTS wouldn't build).
> 
> Perhaps you forgot INVARIANT_SUPPORT.

Thanks, Kris.  I didn't know I needed it (just going by some 
instructions on the list).  What does INVARIANTS do, anyway?  Will it 
help troubleshoot this problem?


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