Subject: Re: netbsd & amd64
To: Ron Roskens <roskens@elfin.net>
From: Frank van der Linden <fvdl@netbsd.org>
List: port-amd64
Date: 11/22/2003 16:09:55
On Sat, Nov 22, 2003 at 03:59:44PM +0100, Ron Roskens wrote:
> * GENERIC does not work for this MB. I had to add ACPI and
> the add the 3com 3c940 (sk) driver to the config.
> dmesg & kernel conf attached.
I have added sk/skc to the GENERIC config file. What didn't work
without ACPI?
> * While running a bulk build of pkgsrc on the box, I happened
> to notice that the system cpu time was "high" (>20%). I tried
> compiling a kernel with profiling, but machine would reset
> before printing the copyright. [vmstat -v -w5 output attached]
Well, that may not be unusual. Profiling the kernel may not work
at all, it has simply not been tested. I'll add that to my todo
list (I forgot about it..)
> * fefe benchmarks.
> forkbench causes the system to reset, no panic.
I'll have a look at that one.
- Frank