Re: NetBSD/java threading issues

[Daniel Horecki <morr+lists%morr.pl@localhost>]

On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:34:54 +0000
David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:

> On 11 December 2010 20:23, Francois Tigeot <ftigeot%wolfpond.org@localhost>
> wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 07:50:07PM +0000, David Brownlee wrote:
> >
> >> I don't have any thoughts on how to resolve this, but possibly a
> >> couple of collecting more information:
> >>
> >> Is your machine multiprocessor?
> >
> > Yes, this is an old dual-core Opteron system.
> >
> >> If so could you try booting with only
> >> one CPU enabled and see if the threading issues exhibit?
> >
> > I'll have a go at it. Is there any way to force a non-SMP boot with
> > a NetBSD-5 kernel ? I'm not sure I'll be able to disable SMP
> > support in the BIOS.
> 
> *possibly* boot -c and 'disable cpu1'
> 

boot -1

from boot(8):
               -1   Sets the machine-dependent flag RB_MD1 in
boothowto.  In NetBSD/i386, this disables multiprocessor boot; the
kernel will boot in uniprocessor mode.

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