Subject: port-i386/1909: NKPDE fix.
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Neil J. McRae <neil@mandy.domino.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/07/1996 16:39:02
>Number:         1909
>Category:       port-i386
>Synopsis:       NKPDE fix.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jan  7 11:50:01 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Neil J. McRae
>Organization:
--  neil@domino.org                     Domino: In the glow of the night.  --
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>Release:        1.1
>Environment:
System: NetBSD mandy.domino.org 1.1A NetBSD 1.1A (MANDY) #13: Tue Dec 26 05:22:46 GMT 1995 neil@mandy.domino.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/MANDY i386

>Description:
	Kernels with options NKMEMCLUSTERS=8192 fail to boot.
>How-To-Repeat:
	Build a kernel such as above.
>Fix:
	Increase src/sys/arch/i386/i386/pmap.h: NKPDE from 12 to 31.
	This however may not be fully correct, if not can you tell me why :-)
>Audit-Trail:
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