Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 11:25:51 -0700 From: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> To: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Cc: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Clifton Royston <cliftonr@lava.net> Subject: Re: Locking a file backed mdconfig into memory Message-ID: <201005311825.o4VIPp5F051573@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> In-Reply-To: <20100531041843.GA66732@icarus.home.lan> References: <201005272348.o4RNmgWh014243@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <20100528043006.GA18560@lava.net> <201005281757.o4SHvTwq020905@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <20100528191828.GA83371@icarus.home.lan> <201005281926.o4SJQCW3041849@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <20100528215837.GA86689@icarus.home.lan> <AANLkTikq8AJIlvIkWkGIaS6mlqWOAPreVY7ALs3AO98v@mail.gmail.com> <201005310242.o4V2glZX057087@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <20100531041843.GA66732@icarus.home.lan>
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Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> writes: > Is the mfsroot file compressed (.gz extension)? Reason I ask is that > the OP states he's using RELENG_7... Yes it is compressed. > http://jdc.parodius.com/freebsd/pxeboot_serial_install_7.html#step7 Thanks much for this. I did a simple test, I rebuilt a DVD that wasn't booting to use a lower level of compression (gzip -9 to gzip -6) on mfsroot without changing anything else. This caused it to boot normally. I'm not sure it's conclusive evidence, but it certainly looks like a weak datapoint supporting this kernel bug being the source of my problem. Is this problem fixed in 8.0 or by a patch? -- Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< Suggested definition of "sin": Trading aliveness for survival.
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