(OK, I'm *waaay* behind on -hackers.) In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >We have an older server, running 5.4-RELEASE-p8 and used primarily >for email, which hangs every couple of weeks. The hang seems to >be in the disk I/O system. Based on the times of the hangs, the >triggering event seems to be running dump. > >We have a serial console set up, I broke to the debugger and got the >following. Since the hang is in the disk I/O system, a dump is not >possible. The many versions of inetd are likely due to users attempting >to POP their email. > >Any suggestions or tips on how to track this down and get it resolved >would be appreciated.
This looks very much like a bug I ran across a while ago. Look for "snapshots and innds" in the subject line. It doesn't seem like this has been resolved. You may slap my hand for not filing a bug report previously; I'm about to do that. The solution, so far, seems to be "upgrade to 6.x". Whee. -- Steve Watt KD6GGD PP-ASEL-IA ICBM: 121W 56' 57.8" / 37N 20' 14.9" Internet: steve @ Watt.COM Whois: SW32-ARIN Free time? There's no such thing. It just comes in varying prices... _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
