Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 07:36:05 -0400 From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: Torbjorn Granlund <tg@gmplib.org> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Downplaying a serious issue Message-ID: <20140403113605.GZ14379@glenbarber.us> In-Reply-To: <86k3b697nt.fsf@shell.gmplib.org> References: <861txffcgh.fsf@shell.gmplib.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1404022118570.76387@wonkity.com> <20140403035800.GR14379@glenbarber.us> <86k3b697nt.fsf@shell.gmplib.org>
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--lBP+FhBL9XXtPs84 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Apr 03, 2014 at 09:47:02AM +0200, Torbjorn Granlund wrote: > Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> writes: >=20 > It is not a doc problem. > =20 > The issue is specific to certain hardware configurations, and unless > anyone has made any breakthroughs that I am unaware of, the cause is > still unknown. > =20 > It happens on: >=20 > AMD piledriver running Linux+KVM > AMD piledriver running Linux+Xen > Intel Nehalem running NetBSD+Xen > Intel Sandybridge running NetBSD+Xen > Intel Haswell running NetBSD+Xen > AMD K10 Barcelona running NetBSD+Xen > AMD Bulldozer running NetBSD+Xen >=20 We need more specifics. > I've seen the laughable claim that this is a "bug in Virtualbox", and now > the major downplay at http://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.0R/errata.html, > where this is a minor hardware specific problem. >=20 > I have not found one piece of PC hardware where it does not happen under > virtualisation. Please let me know some configuration where FreeBSD/i386 > works under a type 1 virtualiser? Perhaps Bhyve is FreeBSD-compatible? >=20 Does not happen on my VirtualBox host. Glen --lBP+FhBL9XXtPs84 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (FreeBSD) iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJTPUelAAoJELls3eqvi17QNdcP/iMxmJhfr1mKM7eU7sa3sLTe 1w4oXnmZSUwPbT9rzH13QnQyKhBVowlZ3DfrNslyB5sgyY+BqEkkL7VlooXauHj8 uQw6tjvSp814b6J1BWW3fdkNw6zTNMNQ2vnog/oDk3bAdh9oOoS41zQVLOdLcF2q OCRQ8Afxaadgyc+EZuH9mHahDn0RgN5sgMAFuN+gCGQBKcDepFMAW/JwEZGwVrnt HX5/GDpB0mGsXqOKS8fdaXnxSrl91BC4/oavmT3t09aAbAWyWMb7t8VHKpp1pi4x mHTWXbTrL1+vDU64I7NJz1SVU4Qbknp/4uGjd6HCEW5iM8fiUbyrTE3nu2WREFx2 8+q/w/LZgoZCmsKSP6pWwBl7F6VxMB0XPcKTZ+4qM0s///VJND8nsuXT4S2gPYpP MvD/lQDA2+CKhTR9EwZn1W+MRHL/duSvMzoqnwNUl/abqlXbTCsUGY+32v18Ad8Z SjQOh96DUDiBnaENLmi/G2iNUrEPi8L8Y/GAWnvOsEjYPWnt67NQ4PPIb9YYyn22 jX2/XTET3u2mB2Y/JifqWl2XYNTZlLn7QF2WPKzIt1JhGT59MTmSwJzlGscBUc4B MsWgpbT8oDEnccc5dL4OJH8JMy8aNhWO2RV6m3q4bHmNdthl80wP4iQCvi0Ml37D udLJoSigXfFlWzCQN0vR =MO8b -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --lBP+FhBL9XXtPs84--
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