>
> > So until this is fixed, the ldom would be of no use as a build machine?
>
> Without the kernel fix the system just won't run stable.
>
> The bug in binutils is not that dramatic: the default linker is bfd,
> which works just fine.
> Only builds of the programs that are explicitly configured to use the
> gold linker are broken.
> And I think udev is the only one which is necessary for the minimal
> install.
>
> Artyom
>
>
Sounds fair enough. In any case, I have a running installation which I can
add more cores/memory to whenever it would be usable. So just let me know.
-kp
root@T1000-debian7:~# free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 1993 477 1516 0 94 286
-/+ buffers/cache: 96 1897
Swap: 486 0 486
root@T1000-debian7:~# uname -a
Linux T1000-debian7 3.2.0-4-sparc64-smp #1 SMP Debian 3.2.68-1+deb7u2
sparc64 GNU/Linux
root@T1000-debian7:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo
cpu : UltraSparc T2 (Niagara2)
fpu : UltraSparc T2 integrated FPU
pmu : niagara2
prom : OBP 4.33.6.f 2014/07/10 10:24
type : sun4v
ncpus probed : 8
ncpus active : 8
D$ parity tl1 : 0
I$ parity tl1 : 0
cpucaps :
flush,stbar,swap,muldiv,v9,blkinit,n2,mul32,div32,v8plus,popc,vis,vis2,ASIBlkInit
Cpu0ClkTck : 000000005458d748
Cpu1ClkTck : 000000005458d748
Cpu2ClkTck : 000000005458d748
Cpu3ClkTck : 000000005458d748
Cpu4ClkTck : 000000005458d748
Cpu5ClkTck : 000000005458d748
Cpu6ClkTck : 000000005458d748
Cpu7ClkTck : 000000005458d748
MMU Type : Hypervisor (sun4v)
State:
CPU0: online
CPU1: online
CPU2: online
CPU3: online
CPU4: online
CPU5: online
CPU6: online
CPU7: online
root@T1000-debian7:~# uptime
13:37:52 up 7 days, 4:57, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05
