Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 11:47:51 -0500 From: "Vladimir N. Silyaev" <vsilyaev@mindspring.com> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: emulation@freebsd.org, vsilyaev@mindspring.com Subject: Re: VMware on FreeBSD - crash with SMP systems? Message-ID: <19991204114750.D403@jupiter.delta.ny.us> In-Reply-To: <35306.944290734@zippy.cdrom.com>; from jkh@zippy.cdrom.com on Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 10:58:54PM -0800 References: <35306.944290734@zippy.cdrom.com>
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On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 10:58:54PM -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > I've been playing with Vladimir's excellent vmware compatibility stuff > under -current and have definitely noticed that it dies reliably on > SMP systems - I've talked with 2 others now who were able to run > vmware only when using a UP kernel, otherwise the error always is: > > *** VMware internal monitor error *** > > NullGate on IRQ. gate=0x68 > > Please report this problem via ... etc etc. > > I guess the one giant lock didn't save us after all, Vladimir! :-) Currently I don't have access to SMP box, so I only try to guess. Linux drivers have some dependents from SMP kernel, such as locking some data structure and so on (afaik Linux doesn't have Giant Kernel Lock). -- Vladimir Silyaev To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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