Subject: port-i386/13379: __HAVE_GENERIC_SOFT_INTERRUPTS problematic?
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Frank Kardel <kardel@acm.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/04/2001 23:03:04
>Number:         13379
>Category:       port-i386
>Synopsis:       com code enters tight loop softintr_dispatch()<->comsoft()
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    port-i386-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jul 04 14:01:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Frank Kardel
>Release:        current-20010607-224901 (possibly up to now 20010704)
>Organization:
	
>Environment:
System: NetBSD pip 1.5W NetBSD 1.5W (PIP) #0: Sun Jul 1 02:17:33 MEST 2001 kardel@pip:/fs/305040-0-a/src/NetBSD/netbsd/sys/arch/i386/compile/PIP i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
	When using com0 and com1 for monitoring an UPS (basically slow
	serial communication) the machine locks up after about a day or two
	weeks 8-( in a tight loop involving softintr_dispatch() and comsoft().

>How-To-Repeat:
	Run apcsmart on two com-ports for a while... - other szenarios may
	work also.
>Fix:
	none known...
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: