Re: panic: spin lock held too long (RELENG_8 from today)

2011-08-19 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth Mike Tancsa on Friday, 19 August 2011: > On 8/18/2011 8:37 PM, Chip Camden wrote: > > >> st> Thanks, Attilio. I've applied the patch and removed the extra debug > >> st> options I had added (though keeping debug symbols). I'll let you know >

Re: panic: spin lock held too long (RELENG_8 from today)

2011-08-18 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth Hiroki Sato on Friday, 19 August 2011: > Chip Camden wrote > in <20110818025550.ga1...@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>: > > st> Quoth Attilio Rao on Thursday, 18 August 2011: > st> > In callout_cpu_switch() if a low priority thread is migrating the >

Re: panic: spin lock held too long (RELENG_8 from today)

2011-08-17 Thread Chip Camden
enough to use a critical section, > but I think this should be really interrupt safe, thus I'd wrap them > up with spinlock_enter()/spinlock_exit(). Fortunately > callout_cpu_switch() should be called rarely and also we already do > expensive locking operations in callout, thus we should not have > problem performance-wise. > > Can the guys I also CC'ed here try the following patch, with all the > initial kernel options that were leading you to the deadlock? (thus > revert any debugging patch/option you added for the moment): > http://www.freebsd.org/~attilio/callout-fixup.diff > > Please note that this patch is for STABLE_8, if you can confirm the > good result I'll commit to -CURRENT and then backmarge as soon as > possible. > > Thanks, > Attilio > Thanks, Attilio. I've applied the patch and removed the extra debug options I had added (though keeping debug symbols). I'll let you know if I experience any more panics. Regards, -- .O. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..O | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com pgpJ447gdPrNv.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: panic: spin lock held too long (RELENG_8 from today)

2011-08-17 Thread Chip Camden
I didn't know it. Yes, everything was copied manually because it only displays on the console and the keyboard does not respond after that point. So I copied first to paper, then had to decode my lousy handwriting to put it in an email. Sorry for the scribal errors. -- .O. | Sterling (

Re: panic: spin lock held too long (RELENG_8 from today)

2011-08-17 Thread Chip Camden
#x27;m doing heavy WAN I/O. I can go for about a day without one as long as I stay away from the web or even chat. Last night this system copied a backup of 35GB over the local network without failing, but as soon as I hopped onto Firefox this morning, down she went. I don't

Re: recommendations for laptop and desktop

2011-07-14 Thread Chip Camden
erboard died. I agree with avoiding HP. I like my ASUS K72F, except that the Ironlake graphics aren't yet supported (soon, right Kostik?) -- .O. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..O | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91

Re: test

2011-05-08 Thread Chip Camden
Instead of hitting one key I hit another. Please disregard. > Nevertheless, it's good advice. -- .O. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..O | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com pgpLkvPQPChSO.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Best way to switch from Linux to BSD

2011-03-29 Thread Chip Camden
ds > down. > A most excellent point. Define "desktop system." I couldn't care less about Flash, myself. A secure, fast, and open development box is what I need. > -- .o. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..o | sterl...@camdensoftware.com

Re: Best way to switch from Linux to BSD

2011-03-29 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth Adam Vande More on Tuesday, 29 March 2011: > > I think a entry on people who are obsessed with collecting OS's warrants an > entry in the DSM IV. > Well, I probably warrant my own entry in the DSM IV (just ask my wife). -- .o. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camde

Re: Best way to switch from Linux to BSD

2011-03-29 Thread Chip Camden
eling FreeBSD and cornering it into some > niche. > Hear, hear! I use it for my desktop, and I'm quite happy with it. -- .o. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..o | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com ooo | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com pgpemUE10rpgJ.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: 8.2/7.4-RELEASEs Announced...

2011-02-24 Thread Chip Camden
bsd.org/releases/8.2R/announce.html > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.4R/announce.html > > Enjoy. :-) > Congratulations to the team! -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://chipsquips.com | http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.co

Re: FreeBSD on Intel DH55TC?

2010-12-07 Thread Chip Camden
supported (you have to use the vesa driver). Otherwise, it works very well. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden| sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com| http://chipsquips.com pgpIzLlsU4ywk.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Efficacy of PR's [was Re: FreeBSD 7 installs where FreeBSD 8 wont due to CD]

2010-12-06 Thread Chip Camden
ing up with the flow. For a volunteer operation, I think it's commendable -- some for-profit efforts I've worked with don't do as well. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden| sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com| http://chipsquips.com pgpt4hgqfYAzz.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: 8.1-RELEASE: snd_hda works as module only, suspend/resume leaves display off

2010-11-15 Thread Chip Camden
s into the computer's > case's front plugs doesn't do anything, though - audio still comes from > the speakers attached to the plug at the back of the case. Any ideas about > that?) Loading snd_hda from a startup script would probably work, but I > guess th

Re: stable GENERIC kernel build fails?

2010-10-26 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth Attilio Rao on Tuesday, 26 October 2010: > Sorry for the mis-service, it should be fixed now. > > Thanks, > Attilio > > 2010/10/26 Chip Camden : > > After a csup, building the GENERIC kernel on amd64 fails with: > > > > make -V CFILES -V SYSTEM_CFIL

stable GENERIC kernel build fails?

2010-10-25 Thread Chip Camden
tware.com 8.1-STABLE FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE #81: Sun Oct 24 11:46:14 PDT 2010 sterl...@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LIBERTAS amd64 -- Sterling (Chip) Camden| sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com| h

Re: CPU time accounting broken on 8-STABLE machine after a few hours of uptime

2010-09-28 Thread Chip Camden
PU time accounting seems to be > working correctly. > % time ./a.out > 1144.226u 0.000s 19:06.62 99.7% 5+168k 0+0io 0pf+0w > I notice that before the calcru messages, ntpd reset the clock by 18 seconds -- that probably accounts for that. I don't know if that has any co

Re: MFC of ZFSv15

2010-09-15 Thread Chip Camden
nd any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" Same here. 8-STABLE amd64, same error. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden| sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com| http://chipsquips.com pgpsbTC1PbgPh.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: patch for topology detection of Intel CPUs

2010-09-06 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth Chip Camden on Monday, 06 September 2010: > > OK, I'll try it out too then. Here are the only differences before/after the patch on my system: 5c6 < FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE #50: Sun Sep 5 13:08:14 PDT 2010 --- > FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE #51: Mon Sep 6 09:10:35 PDT 2010 8c9 < C

Re: patch for topology detection of Intel CPUs

2010-09-06 Thread Chip Camden
any statement :) > > > Let me know, since all the systems I have are Intel multi-core. > > Yes, the patch should be applicable to stable/8 without any issues. > > -- > Andriy Gapon > ___ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/ma

Re: Kernel symbol file alternate location

2010-08-05 Thread Chip Camden
drew Tanenbaum > GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C > +1 to this idea. I'm currently building without symbols so I don't have to clean them out of kernel.old every time I do an installkernel. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden| sterl...@camdensoftware.c

Re: no updates?

2010-07-25 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth Beach Geek on Sunday, 25 July 2010: > Still no updates? > How are you running the update? (command line or cron or ?) > How are you specifying the host? (-h or editing the *default host line) > > On Jul 21, 2010 3:13 PM, "Chip Camden" wrote: > > This is pr

no updates?

2010-07-21 Thread Chip Camden
s5 #src-kerberosIV #src-lib #src-libexec #src-release #src-rescue #src-sbin #src-share #src-sys #src-tools #src-usrbin #src-usrsbin # These are the individual collections that make up FreeBSD's crypto # collection. They are no longer export-restricted and are a part of # src-all #src-cr

Re: FreeBSD 8.1-RC1 Available...

2010-06-18 Thread Chip Camden
On Jun 18 2010 12:47, Doug Barton wrote: > On 06/18/10 10:01, Chip Camden wrote: > >On Jun 17 2010 23:06, Ken Smith wrote: > >> > >[snip] > >> > >>If you are updating an already running machine the CVS branch > >>tag is RELENG_8_1, o

Re: FreeBSD 8.1-RC1 Available...

2010-06-18 Thread Chip Camden
if I understand correctly all I should need to do is change my supfile CVS tag to RELENG_8_1, csup, and rebuild? -- Sterling (Chip) Camden http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing

Re: [ HEADS UP ] Ports unstable for the next 10 days

2010-04-21 Thread Chip Camden
e near as valuable as "Intellect" > FreeBSD committer -> ite...@freebsd.org, PGP Key ID 057E9F8B493A297B lang/ghc is still marked IGNORE, unless I'm missing something. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com __