> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
> Denis Fondras
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2021 8:40 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Segfaults with MP kernel under VMware
>
> Le Mon, Dec 27, 2021 at 07:25:26PM +0200, [email protected] a écrit :
> > >Synopsis: Segfaults all over the place (most likely in libcrypto) ONLY
in
> MP
> > >Category: library kernel amd64
> > >Environment:
> > System : OpenBSD 7.0
> > Details : OpenBSD 7.0 (GENERIC.MP) #224: Thu Sep 30 14:13:34
> MDT 2021
> >
> [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.
> MP
> >
> > Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64
> > Machine : amd64
> > >Description:
> > Fresh installed 7.0 machine inside VMware 5.5 VM throws Segmentation
> faults when using MP kernel.
> > For example, on first install it could not even generate sshd keys
during first
> start.
> > This report is actually generated with SP because MP is almost unusable.
I
> edited the Details above, adding '.MP'.
> >
> > 6.9 runs apparently well with MP kernel on same host.
> > Working 6.9 upgraded to 7.0 has the same problems (this is how I bumped
> into the issue).
> >
> > I narrowed the problem to one repeatable case (for me):
> > Downloading a https URL with ftp segfaults when running the MP kernel
> and works when using SP kernel.
> > Last lines from a 'ltrace ftp https://www.google.com/index.html' are:
> > 70628 ftp USER .plt object: 26 bytes
> > "/usr/lib/libcrypto.so.47.0"
> > 70628 ftp USER .plt symbol: 24 bytes
> > "ENGINE_get_digest_engine"
> > 70628 ftp USER .plt object: 21 bytes
> > "/usr/lib/libc.so.96.1"
> > 70628 ftp USER .plt symbol: 6 bytes
> > "calloc"
> > 70628 ftp USER .plt object: 26 bytes
> > "/usr/lib/libcrypto.so.47.0"
> > 70628 ftp USER .plt symbol: 9 bytes
> > "SHA1_Init"
> > 70628 ftp USER .plt object: 26 bytes
> > "/usr/lib/libcrypto.so.47.0"
> > 70628 ftp USER .plt symbol: 11 bytes
> > "SHA1_Update"
> >
> > >How-To-Repeat:
> > On VMware esxi 5.5 create one VM with 2 CPU, 1GB RAM, 16GB disk.
> > Install 7.0 from full CD, with default settings.
> > _IF_ segfaults allow you to get a prompt:
> > Run 'ftp https://www.google.com/index.html'
> > >Fix:
> > Only workaround: Run only the SP kernel, even if multiple cores are
> configured.
> >
>
> Or upgrade, it works fine with ESXi 7.0U2.
Thank you, Dennis. That's true, because I tried on another host (7.0) and it
does work.
But from the practical point of view, I cannot afford to upgrade the 5.5
host now.
And the real problem is that 6.9 runs with MP on esxi 5.5 host but 7.0 does
not. Might be a problem with 7.0, right?
