Subject: RE: Kernel
To: Dr. Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@fastloki.stanford.edu>
From: Michael Joy <mjoy@kdi.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/24/1998 15:04:04
well I have the latest kernel I believe... unless there's a newer one! Is
there a newer kernel than the one in the 905 98 snapshot?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: port-mac68k-owner@netbsd.org
> [mailto:port-mac68k-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Dr. Bill Studenmund
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 1998 2:44 PM
> To: Michael Joy
> Cc: port-mac68k@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Kernel
>
>
> On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Michael Joy wrote:
>
> > what kernel should I be using for a Performa 630 w/ 68040 cpu?
> I'm getting
> > wierd panic halts during the bootup. They go as follow's:
> > after the scsi ---> then on to fpu0 ---> it gets to root files
> system type:
> > ffs the HD churns and it says
> >
> > panic: pool_get: must have NOWAIT
> > Stopped at      _Debugger0x6:   unlk     a6
>
> That's from a long-standing bug which was recently discovered in the scsi
> driver.
>
> > I have no clue what this meens! I tried the current snapshot
> build kernels:
> > Generic-84 GenericSBC-84 MRT-84 MRGSBC-84
> >
> > what is wrong?
>
> The driver is trying to allocate memory and is indicating that it can wait
> for the memory to become available if none is now. The problem is it's
> doing it at a time when the mechanism to wait for memory to become
> available (the ability to put thi on hold and come back to it) is not
> operative.
>
> Recent kernels have fixed this, though I'm not sure which ones you want.
>
> Take care,
>
> Bill
>