Subject: Re: kernel panics: lock error (mutex)
To: Arto Selonen <arto@selonen.org>
From: Mindaugas R. <rmind@NetBSD.org>
List: current-users
Date: 12/13/2007 18:05:01
Hello,

Arto Selonen <arto@selonen.org> wrote:
> Recently our NetBSD-current system (i386) has become fairly unstable (from 
> uptimes of months, interrupted by current upgrades, down to kernel panics 
> every few days).

A lot of changes were made and more still coming into the -current, so this
is expected :)

> Any suggestions for disabling/enabling specific debugging or similar 
> kernel config options for tracking this down? (Already should have most 
> enabled from previous problems in the past couple of years).

Traditionally DEBUG, DIAGNOSTIC and LOCKDEBUG options are enough (this, of
course, decreases the performance very much).

> So, I have a crash dump available. Should I file a PR and continue from 
> there with more data (like kernel config, etc),
> <...>

Yes, please file a PR in such cases.

-- 
Best regards,
Mindaugas
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