Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:21:40 +0200 From: Harald Schmalzbauer <h@schmalzbauer.de> To: deischen@freebsd.org, Daniel Eischen <eischen@vigrid.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i386_set_ldt messages with today's world Message-ID: <200309081221.47172@harrymail> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10309072125070.5069-100000@pcnet5.pcnet.com> References: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10309072125070.5069-100000@pcnet5.pcnet.com>
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--Boundary-02=_7gFX/WGfAfB77m4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: signed data Content-Disposition: inline On Monday 08 September 2003 03:26, Daniel Eischen wrote: > On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Harald Schmalzbauer wrote: > > On Monday 08 September 2003 00:17, Eric Anholt wrote: > > > On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 14:13, Daniel Eischen wrote: > > > > On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Harald Schmalzbauer wrote: > > > > *SCHNIP* > > > > > > > See the i386_set_ldt man page for more info > > > > > > > > Something is using i386_set_ldt() static ldt allocations. We > > > > added the warning message to detect usage of these allocations > > > > so they could be changed to dynamic allocations. > > > > > > > > Our threads libraries make use of LDTs on i386, so having > > > > other code also use (possibly) the same LDT would break > > > > things. > > > > > > > > > Only ode still exists which is: > > > > > 541 ?? S 0:15,50 /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -auth > > > > > /var/run/xauth/A:0-2CitM > > > > > > > > What is ode? Typo? pid? > > > > > > > > I don't see how XFree86 can use i386_set_ldt(). It doesn't > > > > reference it on my box: > > > > > > > > $ nm /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 | grep ldt > > > > $ > > > > > > XFree86 loads various modules from /usr/X11R6/lib/modules. That said, > > > I could find nothing about ldts being used anywhere in the source > > > (grepping for LDT, sldt, and set_ldt). > > > > > > Perhaps the nvidia driver is being used? That's the only thing I cou= ld > > > think of. > > > > Yep, exactly that's the driver I'm using (GF4MX440-8) > > (I'm one of those without ANY problem with this card/driver (dualHead) > > btw.) > > Is this binary only or source? Either way, it needs to be changed > to use dynamic LDT allocations. Both. There is some sysctl stuff which gets compiled but the libGLcore.so e= tc.=20 are binary only. I set danfe@regency.nsu.ru on the CC list. He's working on patches anyway, = so=20 he should be informed. Best regards, =2DHarry --Boundary-02=_7gFX/WGfAfB77m4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/XFg7Bylq0S4AzzwRApqHAJ9+M2pXdU2tcQtn2cR5WbGVeq2fCACfQ6Jd 9fi8DrM9bWTvI6aUwT362GM= =mZtx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Boundary-02=_7gFX/WGfAfB77m4--
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