> Von: Philippe Gerum [mailto:[email protected]]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013 14:09
>
> On 07/04/2013 01:20 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> >> Von: Philippe Gerum [mailto:[email protected]]
> >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013 11:18
> >>
> >> On 07/04/2013 11:04 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> >>> We are having trouble with "Illegal instruction" (illegal opcode) crashes 
> >>> (dumping core) of
> >> two different Xenomai programs on different computers, occuring 
> >> approximately once every few
> >> days. Here are some perhaps relevant details...
> >>>
> >>> Linux kernel version: 2.6.34
> > ... - Adeos-Patch : 
> > ksrc/arch/powerpc/patches/adeos-ipipe-2.6.34.4-powerpc-2.10-05.patch
> >
> >>> So, the two cases look somewhat similar: The "Illegal instruction" is 
> >>> reported around
> >> pthread_setcanceltype@plt; there are legal branch instructions there as 
> >> well as at the branch
> >> target locations; pthread_setcanceltype@plt is called from timed wait 
> >> functions
> >> (pthread_wait_np() and rt_task_sleep() resp.).
> >>>
> >>> We would be grateful for suggestions how to analyze and cure the problem.
> >>
> >> This looks like mm woes. Is CONFIG_XENO_HW_UNLOCKED_SWITCH enabled?
> >
> > Yes, CONFIG_XENO_HW_UNLOCKED_SWITCH=y. Should we try with it disabled?
>
> Yes please. Until recently, enabling this feature introduced random
> mm-related issues under load. This only got properly fixed in patches
> for 3.5.7 and above.

Systems are running now (with CONFIG_XENO_HW_UNLOCKED_SWITCH not defined) 
without crashes so far; it seems that the issue is thereby prevented. Thank you 
for your advice!
--
Best regards,
Dietmar
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