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Date:      Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:46:45 +0200
From:      Albert Shih <shih@math.jussieu.fr>
To:        Dave Raven <dave@raven.za.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 5.2.1 SMP problems
Message-ID:  <20040604114645.GA15198@math.jussieu.fr>
In-Reply-To: <40C04522.6010501@raven.za.net>
References:  <40C04522.6010501@raven.za.net>

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 Le 04/06/2004 =E0 11:47:14+0200, Dave Raven a =E9crit
> Hi all,
>    Installed 5.2.1 on a high load server - albeit not recommended - and=
=20
> it was working perfectly with SMP support. It picked up 4 cpu's and=20
> appeared to be using them all. (The box is a dual 2.4gig Xeon machine).=
=20
> Anyway, the box was as I said under quite a bit of load, and would die=20
> about once a day - just reboot. I looked into it a bit and found=20
> whenever I put more load on (e.g. a make install in ports) it would=20
> panic - vm_load_page or something like that - sorry about being so=20
> vague. Anyway I took out SMP support, and now it boots with 2 cpu's -=20
> one normal Xeon + HT for the second (no idea how to disable that - but I=
=20
> don't need to)... its been running perfect for 4 days now and I put it=20
> under SERIOUS load.. has anyone else had SMP problems on 5.2.1? I=20
> couldn't find anything about it at first glimpse...
>=20

Have you shure this problem is with FreeBSD ?

First check your memory with some software like memtest86 (http://www.memte=
st86.com/)

When I've this kind of problem, always it's because some error in RAM.

Regards



--
Albert SHIH
Universite de Paris 7 (Denis DIDEROT)
U.F.R. de Mathematiques.
Heure local/Local time:
Fri Jun 4 13:43:52 CEST 2004



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