Subject: Re: panic: me_alloc: all pmegs gone
To: Chuck Silvers <chuq@chuq.com>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/16/2002 15:49:17
On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 06:49:06PM -0700, Chuck Silvers wrote:
> we're trying to create too many mappings in the kernel address space.
> one problem here is that the sun4c pmap treats all kernel pmap entries
> as wired, so UBC mappings tie up a bunch of pmegs as unstealable even
> though it would be perfectly fine to steal them.  that's probably the
> biggest user of non-wired kernel mappings.
> 
> the UBC mappings can only consume 1/4 of the available pmegs on a sun4c
> (though I remembered it as being 1/8, better double-check my math),
> so there must be lot of other kernel mappings as well if you're running out.
> you should check to see if we can cut back in other places too.

How do I check that ?
I'm getting this while installing (from miniroot), so there should only be
init, sh, sysinst and ftp running at this time.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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