On Sun, Jun 07, 2026 at 11:48:48AM +0200, Kirill A. Korinsky wrote: > >Synopsis: perl is broken in i386 -current > >Category: perl > >Environment: > System : OpenBSD 7.9 > Details : OpenBSD 7.9-current (GENERIC.MP) #427: Sun Jun 7 > 00:54:31 MDT 2026 > > [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP > > Architecture: OpenBSD.i386 > Machine : i386 > >Description: > Attemtp to use perl in clean i386 VM leads to: > panic: Unexpectedly didn't find a dot radix character in '0.b41000000' > at - line 1. > >How-To-Repeat: > Like that: > > obsd-i386$ perl > use v5.36; > panic: Unexpectedly didn't find a dot radix character in > '0.b41000000' at - line 1. > obsd-i386$
good news? I can reproduce this when running OpenBSD under qemu. $ cat /var/db/installed.BUILDINFO Build date: 1781034346 - Tue Jun 9 19:45:46 UTC 2026 I don't really know anything about qemu though, I didn't even figure out how to get it connected to the Internet in the few minutes I spent looking. I am not sure when I will have time to look at this any further. Booting the same image with qemu-system-x86_64 instead of qemu-system-i386 does exhibit the same behavior. > >Fix: > > dmesg: > OpenBSD 7.9-current (GENERIC.MP) #427: Sun Jun 7 00:54:31 MDT 2026 > [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP > real mem = 3220586496 (3071MB) > avail mem = 3143745536 (2998MB) > random: good seed from bootblocks > mpath0 at root > scsibus0 at mpath0: 256 targets > mainbus0 at root > bios0 at mainbus0: date 06/23/99, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfd283, SMBIOS rev. 2.8 @ > 0xf5300 (10 entries) > bios0: vendor SeaBIOS version "rel-1.17.0-0-gb52ca86e094d-prebuilt.qemu.org" > date 04/01/2014 > bios0: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) > acpi0 at bios0: ACPI 1.0 > acpi0: sleep states S3 S4 S5 > acpi0: tables DSDT FACP APIC HPET WAET > acpi0: wakeup devices > acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 24 bits > acpimadt0 at acpi0 addr 0xfee00000: PC-AT compat > cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor) > cpu0: QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 4.20 GHz, > 06-06-03 > cpu0: > FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,PGE,CMOV,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,HV,PERF,MELTDOWN > cpu0: apic clock running at 1000MHz > cpu1 at mainbus0: apid 1 (application processor) > cpu1: QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 4.20 GHz, > 06-06-03 > cpu1: > FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,PGE,CMOV,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,HV,PERF,MELTDOWN > cpu2 at mainbus0: apid 2 (application processor) > cpu2: QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 4.20 GHz, > 06-06-03 > cpu2: > FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,PGE,CMOV,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,HV,PERF,MELTDOWN > cpu3 at mainbus0: apid 3 (application processor) > cpu3: QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 4.20 GHz, > 06-06-03 > cpu3: > FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,PGE,CMOV,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,HV,PERF,MELTDOWN > cpu4 at mainbus0: apid 4 (application processor) > cpu4: QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 4.20 GHz, > 06-06-03 > cpu4: > FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,PGE,CMOV,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,HV,PERF,MELTDOWN > cpu5 at mainbus0: apid 5 (application processor) > cpu5: QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 4.20 GHz, > 06-06-03 > cpu5: > FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,PGE,CMOV,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,HV,PERF,MELTDOWN > cpu6 at mainbus0: apid 6 (application processor) > cpu6: QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 4.20 GHz, > 06-06-03 > cpu6: > FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,PGE,CMOV,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,HV,PERF,MELTDOWN > cpu7 at mainbus0: apid 7 (application processor) > cpu7: QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 4.20 GHz, > 06-06-03 > cpu7: > FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,PGE,CMOV,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,HV,PERF,MELTDOWN > ioapic0 at mainbus0: apid 0 pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 24 pins > acpihpet0 at acpi0: 100000000 Hz > acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0) > "ACPI0006" at acpi0 not configured > "PNP0A03" at acpi0 not configured > "PNP0A06" at acpi0 not configured > "PNP0A06" at acpi0 not configured > "PNP0A06" at acpi0 not configured > "QEMU0002" at acpi0 not configured > "PNP0303" at acpi0 not configured > "PNP0F13" at acpi0 not configured > "PNP0501" at acpi0 not configured > acpicmos0 at acpi0 > "ACPI0010" at acpi0 not configured > acpicpu0 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!) > acpicpu1 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!) > acpicpu2 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!) > acpicpu3 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!) > acpicpu4 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!) > acpicpu5 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!) > acpicpu6 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!) > acpicpu7 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!) > bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0x9a00 0xca000/0xe00 0xcb000/0x2400! 0xe8800/0x7800! > pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios) > pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82441FX" rev 0x02 > pcib0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0 "Intel 82371SB ISA" rev 0x00 > pciide0 at pci0 dev 1 function 1 "Intel 82371SB IDE" rev 0x00: DMA, channel 0 > wired to compatibility, channel 1 wired to compatibility > wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <QEMU HARDDISK> > wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA48, 102400MB, 209715200 sectors > wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 > atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0 > scsibus1 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets > cd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <QEMU, QEMU DVD-ROM, 2.5+> removable > cd0(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 > piixpm0 at pci0 dev 1 function 3 "Intel 82371AB Power" rev 0x03: apic 0 int 9 > iic0 at piixpm0 > vga1 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "Bochs VGA" rev 0x02 > wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation) > wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation) > virtio0 at pci0 dev 3 function 0 "Qumranet Virtio Network" rev 0x00 > vio0 at virtio0: 1 queue, address 52:54:00:12:34:56 > virtio0: apic 0 int 11 > isa0 at pcib0 > isadma0 at isa0 > fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0/6 irq 6 drq 2 > com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8/8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo > com0: console > pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 irq 1 irq 12 > pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot) > wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0 > pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot) > wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0 > pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61 > spkr0 at pcppi0 > lpt0 at isa0 port 0x378/4 irq 7 > npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16 > nvram: invalid checksum > vscsi0 at root > scsibus2 at vscsi0: 256 targets > softraid0 at root > scsibus3 at softraid0: 256 targets > root on wd0a (15fcee4bbaf827d5.a) swap on wd0b dump on wd0b > clock: unknown CMOS layout > fd0 at fdc0 drive 1: density unknown > > usbdevs: > usbdevs: no USB controllers found > > > -- > wbr, Kirill >
