Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 16:48:51 -0600 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: djb@ifa.au.dk Cc: smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hlt instructions and temperature issues Message-ID: <200005062248.QAA78915@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 06 May 2000 22:48:47 %2B0200." <20000506224847.A753@relativity.student.utwente.nl>
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> On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 06:32:18PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: > > [ ... sysctl ... ] ... > > Without handling the stalling case, the code is incorrect, and _will_ > > result in poorer performance on the first idle/resource wait. > > Not only that, but (as I just found out) the stray irq 7's which I > mentioned earlier in the tread are a real problem. My system just hanged > during printer I/O. > > I still have only the hlt instruction in the kernel. When not using the > printer, the system is fine. I think you have something else going on here, the hlt/nohlt issue should not cause stray irq7s. And using hlt should not hang your system during printing. My 4way has been running with hlt for a week or so now, with no hangs (although I admittedly have no printer on the pport). -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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