Subject: Re: Recent macppc kernels hang under load
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Chuck Silvers <chuq@chuq.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 08/30/2003 15:58:13
hi,

I take it that this used to work before 3 or 4 weeks ago...
if so, you could binary search for the check-in that broke it.

also, could you send me the output of "ofdump -p" on this box?
get ofdump from ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/incoming/matt/ofdump.c

-Chuck


On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 04:32:37PM -0500, Dave Huang wrote:
> I've got a PowerMac Dual G4 500MHz, and for the past 3 or 4 weeks,
> it'll lock up solid under load. I can't break into ddb via the key
> combo (Ctrl-Alt-Esc, I think), and the interrupt switch doesn't do
> anything (not that it ever has...). The only thing that seems to work
> is the reset button.
> 
> Running build.sh -j2 distribution will lock it up within a few
> minutes; -j1 usually completes, though not always. Any suggestions on
> how to debug this?
> 
> I'm currently running a 1.6W kernel from August 22 with options
> MULTIPROCESSOR.
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