Re: port-amd64/46833: NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 shutdowns under load

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/46833; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: port-amd64-maintainer%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost,
        netbsd-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, ftigeot%wolfpond.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-amd64/46833: NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 shutdowns under load
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:48:13 +0200

 On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:35:02PM +0000, Michael van Elst wrote:
 >  When you query a poweredge r610 with IPMI, it reports 7 sensors
 >  named 'Temp', all are in the state 'Disabled' and ipmitool says that
 >  no readout is available (but some thresholds are).
 >  
 >  The only temperature sensor reporting something is one of the three
 >  'Ambient Temp' sensors.
 >  
 >  Temp             | na         | degrees C  | na    | na        | na        
 > | na        | 85.000    | 90.000    | na        
 >  Temp             | na         | degrees C  | na    | na        | na        
 > | na        | 85.000    | 90.000    | na        
 >  Temp             | na         | degrees C  | na    | 64.000    | na        
 > | -128.000  | -128.000  | na        | na        
 >  Ambient Temp     | na         | degrees C  | na    | 64.000    | na        
 > | -128.000  | -128.000  | na        | na        
 >  Temp             | na         | degrees C  | na    | 64.000    | na        
 > | -128.000  | -128.000  | na        | na        
 >  Ambient Temp     | na         | degrees C  | na    | 64.000    | na        
 > | -128.000  | -128.000  | na        | na        
 >  Ambient Temp     | 21.000     | degrees C  | ok    | na        | 3.000     
 > | 8.000     | 42.000    | 47.000    | na        
 >  Planar Temp      | na         | degrees C  | na    | na        | 3.000     
 > | 8.000     | 92.000    | 97.000    | na        
 >  Temp             | na         | degrees C  | na    | na        | na        
 > | na        | na        | na        | na        
 >  Temp             | na         | degrees C  | na    | na        | 3.000     
 > | 8.000     | 42.000    | 47.000    | na        
 >  Temp             | na         | degrees C  | na    | na        | 3.000     
 > | 8.000     | 42.000    | 47.000    | na        
 >  
 >  Temp             | 01h | ns  |  3.1 | Disabled
 >  Temp             | 02h | ns  |  3.2 | Disabled
 >  Temp             | 05h | ns  | 10.1 | Disabled
 >  Ambient Temp     | 07h | ns  | 10.1 | Disabled
 >  Temp             | 06h | ns  | 10.2 | Disabled
 >  Ambient Temp     | 08h | ns  | 10.2 | Disabled
 >  Ambient Temp     | 0Eh | ok  |  7.1 | 21 degrees C
 >  Planar Temp      | 0Fh | ns  |  7.1 | Disabled
 >  CPU Temp Interf  | 76h | ns  |  7.1 | Disabled
 >  Temp             | 0Ah | ns  |  8.1 | Disabled
 >  Temp             | 0Bh | ns  |  8.1 | Disabled
 >  Temp             | 0Ch | ns  |  8.1 | Disabled
 >  
 >  Entities 3.1/3.2 are the CPUs
 >  Entities 10.1/10.2 are the Riser cards
 >  Entity 7.1 is the system board
 >  Entity 8.1 is unspecified
 >  
 >  
 >  So it looks like our driver doesn't ignore the disabled state correctly.
 
 that's what I suspect too. I had a look at the ipmi specs, but I coulnd't
 spot how a sensor would be marked disabled. A more detailled reading
 is needed, but this is a large document.
 
 -- 
 Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
      NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
 --