Subject: Re: Recent macppc kernels hang under load
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Chuck Silvers <chuq@chuq.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 09/14/2003 16:03:30
On Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 02:45:28PM -0500, Dave Huang wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 03:52:07PM -0700, Matt Thomas wrote:
> > My macppc machine is working perfectly.  Since I can't see it, I can't
> > debug it.  I just did a 'make -j 100' on a kernel.  I'm also did a full
> > build with no problem.
> 
> Hmm, oh well... FWIW, I added options DEBUG to my kernel, but it
> didn't give any more info.

it might be useful to add LOCKDEBUG and QUEUEDEBUG as well.


> Any clues from the "panic: mp_save_fpu_proc" I got once?

that just means that one CPU got hung, and then the other CPU timed out
waiting for the first one.  the panic is from the second CPU, so it
doesn't say anything about the real problem.

-Chuck