On 16-Nov-00 John Baldwin wrote: > jhb 2000/11/15 18:16:45 PST > > Modified files: > sys/alpha/alpha trap.c > sys/i386/i386 trap.c > sys/ia64/ia64 trap.c > sys/kern kern_mutex.c kern_shutdown.c kern_sig.c > kern_subr.c kern_synch.c > Log: > Don't release and acquire Giant in mi_switch(). Instead, release and > acquire Giant as needed in functions that call mi_switch(). The releases > need to be done outside of the sched_lock to avoid potential deadlocks > from trying to acquire Giant while interrupts are disabled. > > Submitted by: witness It is now safe to turn on WITNESS in -current kernels without having the machine panic or lockup.... At least it is on my set of test boxes. As such, I plan to turn on the various debugging options in -current's GENERIC sometime tomorrow (including WITNESS, but without DIAGNOSTIC). -- John Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
