Re: Install FreeBSD from source into VM image

2017-08-16 Thread Peter Grehan
Error return from kevent monitor: Not permitted in capability mode ... This sounds like an issue with the bhyve capsicum work. I've cc'd Allan and Peter who might be able to help track that down. It might be useful if you can run bhyve under ktrace, e.g.: sudo ktrace -i -t p sh

Re: Bug in virtio-net

2014-12-09 Thread Peter Grehan
Hi Shawn, ​I doubt this has anything to do with vtnet. My guess is that netisr_proto[NETISR_ETHER].np_handler(m) is ​NULL for some reason. Do you have a dump? core.txt is attached. I've also uploaded it to the link below in case the attachment is scrubbed.

Re: [rfc] bind per-cpu timeout threads to each CPU

2014-05-09 Thread Peter Grehan
How about i instead do the comprimise: * i'll pin all other swi's * default swi isn't pinned by default, but one can flip on a sysctl at boot time to pin it How's that sound? And also please a sysctl that disables any swi pinning. It is sometimes useful to change the default cpuset, for

Re: [rfc] bind per-cpu timeout threads to each CPU

2014-05-09 Thread Peter Grehan
Yup. I've just done that. http://people.freebsd.org/~adrian/norse/20140509-swi-pin-1.diff Thanks, that'll work. Which workloads are you thinking about? Maybe we could introduce some higher level description of which CPU(s) at boot time to do freebsd stuff on, and then don't start things

Re: Automatic enabling of serial console

2014-02-13 Thread Peter Grehan
Hi Michael, I am curious if any progress has been made with regard to the automatic enabling of serial consoles? Nathan W checked in the base code for this in r260913. I'll make the change to the amd64/i386 ttys file after some more testing. later, Peter.

Re: [CFT] bsdinstall and zfsboot enhancements

2013-11-11 Thread Peter Grehan
Hi Nathan, I think modifying init is the way to go -- it keeps the install system from interfering with the installed one, as well as fixing this kind of issue with moved hard drives or PXE booting or what have you. I now agree with this :) Modifying /etc/ttys at install time doesn't work

Re: [CFT] bsdinstall and zfsboot enhancements

2013-11-11 Thread Peter Grehan
Hi Devin, Question: Does bhyve set kern.console irrespective of loader.conf values? The kernel sets it based on what it determines the console to be. Bhyve influences that by requesting a serial console. This is no different than booting on a headless machine with a serial console.

Re: [CFT] bsdinstall and zfsboot enhancements

2013-11-11 Thread Peter Grehan
Hi Devin, When boot is executed, I know I can see kenv console, but hadn't realized that there were/are a host of others that are slurped into the kernel for later (very purposeful) fetching. So when you say that bhyve requests a serial console... I assume now it's setting variables... but via

Re: [CFT] bsdinstall and zfsboot enhancements

2013-11-03 Thread Peter Grehan
Peter, can you restate the problem for Nathan so that we can maybe find a better home for this change? or perhaps more clearly define (than I) how we arrived at the code for the bhyve work? The issue is that /etc/ttys is static. Serial console installs assume that the user knows that the file

re: [CFT] hwpmc support for Intel Ivy Bridge

2012-09-05 Thread Peter Grehan
Another system: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (3392.36-MHz K8-class CPU) Origin = GenuineIntel Id = 0x306a9 Family = 6 Model = 3a Stepping = 9

Re: firewire debugging

2011-05-09 Thread Peter Grehan
Hi Julian, does anyone know if there is a limitation on firewire debugging on a machine with 4GB or memory? I don't know of any Firewire cards that support physical access *above* 4GB. They may exist. For instance, the (last?) Texas Instruments PCIe 1394a/b chip, the XIO2213B, has the

Re: Current on PPC

2002-11-04 Thread Peter Grehan
Hi Paolo, What's the status of FreeBSD-CURRENT on PPC (mainly PowerMac stuff)? It's riding out the storm of all the recent -current changes. There should be another snapshot available soon - details will be posted on freebsd-ppc. later, Peter. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: cheap power-pc platform on eBay...

2002-10-13 Thread Peter Grehan
There are quite a number of these gadgets on eBay right now, they would probably make a cheap entry-level platform for powerpc work: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2059912083 For the budget-conscious developer, I'd recommend the Apple 'Beige' G3. Not much more expensive

Re: cheap power-pc platform on eBay...

2002-10-13 Thread Peter Grehan
Where are you finding Beige G3's for $35?? I quick eBay search showed the price to be more in the $200 - $300 price range. That's way too expensive. Search for apple beige g3. There's one at $41 if you can get hold of a keyboard/mouse:

Re: cheap power-pc platform on eBay...

2002-10-13 Thread Peter Grehan
Please be realistic and search the just ended acutions to see what the current market prices are: Expand your search to 'apple g3 desktop', which will pick up the beige desktops. Selective quoting here for sure, but bargains are available to those who go searching. Mabye the price is being