Re: "coprocessor instruction" kernel messages in netbsd-9/sparc?

[christos%astron.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

In article <Pine.NEB.4.64.2103301913210.27251%spike.technoskunk.fur@localhost>,
John D. Baker <jdbaker%consolidated.net@localhost> wrote:
>Following an update to the latest 9.1_STABLE on one of my SS5 machines,
>I'm seeing messages like:
>
>Starting syslogd.
>[  44.7605165] coprocessor instruction
>[  44.7705145] coprocessor instruction
>[  44.7705145] coprocessor instruction
>[  44.7705145] coprocessor instruction
>
>Starting amd.
>[  52.7209225] coprocessor instruction
>[  52.7209225] coprocessor instruction
>[  52.7209225] coprocessor instruction
>[  52.7209225] coprocessor instruction
>
>Updating motd.
>[ 419.7892705] coprocessor instruction
>[ 419.7892705] coprocessor instruction
>[ 419.7892705] coprocessor instruction
>[ 419.7892705] coprocessor instruction
>Starting ntpd.
>[ 421.6993705] coprocessor instruction
>[ 421.6993705] coprocessor instruction
>[ 421.6993705] coprocessor instruction
>[ 421.6993705] coprocessor instruction
>Starting sshd.
>[ 427.4095373] coprocessor instruction
>[ 427.4095373] coprocessor instruction
>[ 427.4095373] coprocessor instruction
>[ 427.4095373] coprocessor instruction
>[ 443.7794249] coprocessor instruction
>[ 443.7794249] coprocessor instruction
>[ 443.7794249] coprocessor instruction
>[ 443.7794249] coprocessor instruction
>Starting postfix.
>[ 445.3894181] coprocessor instruction
>[ 445.3894181] coprocessor instruction
>[ 445.3894181] coprocessor instruction
>[ 445.3994150] coprocessor instruction
>[ 446.3294213] coprocessor instruction
>[ 446.3294213] coprocessor instruction
>[ 446.3294213] coprocessor instruction
>[ 446.3294213] coprocessor instruction
>[ 447.2994033] coprocessor instruction
>[ 447.2994033] coprocessor instruction
>[ 447.2994033] coprocessor instruction
>[ 447.2994033] coprocessor instruction
>[ 448.2894031] coprocessor instruction
>[ 448.2894031] coprocessor instruction
>[ 448.2894031] coprocessor instruction
>[ 448.2894031] coprocessor instruction
>[ 449.1993890] coprocessor instruction
>[ 449.1993890] coprocessor instruction
>[ 449.1993890] coprocessor instruction
>[ 449.2093865] coprocessor instruction
>[ 449.8293833] coprocessor instruction
>[ 449.8293833] coprocessor instruction
>[ 449.8293833] coprocessor instruction
>[ 449.8393822] coprocessor instruction
>[ 450.7993858] coprocessor instruction
>[ 450.7993858] coprocessor instruction
>[ 450.7993858] coprocessor instruction
>[ 450.7993858] coprocessor instruction
>[ 451.7093687] coprocessor instruction
>[ 451.7093687] coprocessor instruction
>[ 451.7093687] coprocessor instruction
>[ 451.7093687] coprocessor instruction
>[ 452.4293763] coprocessor instruction
>[ 452.4293763] coprocessor instruction
>[ 452.4393658] coprocessor instruction
>[ 452.4393658] coprocessor instruction
>[ 453.7493635] coprocessor instruction
>[ 453.7493635] coprocessor instruction
>[ 453.7493635] coprocessor instruction
>[ 453.7493635] coprocessor instruction
>[ 454.3093567] coprocessor instruction
>[ 454.3093567] coprocessor instruction
>[ 454.3093567] coprocessor instruction
>[ 454.3093567] coprocessor instruction
>[ 455.0693426] coprocessor instruction
>[ 455.0693426] coprocessor instruction
>[ 455.0693426] coprocessor instruction
>[ 455.0693426] coprocessor instruction
>[ 456.3293432] coprocessor instruction
>[ 456.3393401] coprocessor instruction
>[ 456.3393401] coprocessor instruction
>[ 456.3393401] coprocessor instruction
>[ 456.9393366] coprocessor instruction
>[ 456.9393366] coprocessor instruction
>[ 456.9393366] coprocessor instruction
>[ 456.9393366] coprocessor instruction
>[ 457.8393310] coprocessor instruction
>[ 457.8693328] coprocessor instruction
>[ 457.8893417] coprocessor instruction
>[ 457.9393383] coprocessor instruction
>[ 458.7593313] coprocessor instruction
>[ 458.7593313] coprocessor instruction
>[ 458.7593313] coprocessor instruction
>[ 458.7593313] coprocessor instruction
>[ 460.0293163] coprocessor instruction
>[ 460.0293163] coprocessor instruction
>[ 460.0293163] coprocessor instruction
>[ 460.0293163] coprocessor instruction
>[ 460.8293099] coprocessor instruction
>[ 460.8293099] coprocessor instruction
>[ 460.8293099] coprocessor instruction
>[ 460.8393094] coprocessor instruction
>[ 461.8993033] coprocessor instruction
>[ 461.8993033] coprocessor instruction
>[ 461.8993033] coprocessor instruction
>[ 461.9093017] coprocessor instruction
>[ 462.5993056] coprocessor instruction
>[ 462.5993056] coprocessor instruction
>[ 462.5993056] coprocessor instruction
>[ 462.5993056] coprocessor instruction
>[ 463.2892979] coprocessor instruction
>[ 463.2892979] coprocessor instruction
>[ 463.2892979] coprocessor instruction
>[ 463.2993254] coprocessor instruction
>[ 464.2892867] coprocessor instruction
>[ 464.2892867] coprocessor instruction
>[ 464.2892867] coprocessor instruction
>[ 464.2892867] coprocessor instruction
>[ 465.0692870] coprocessor instruction
>
>login: <username>
>[ 653.9580257] coprocessor instruction
>[ 653.9580257] coprocessor instruction
>[ 653.9580257] coprocessor instruction
>[ 653.9580257] coprocessor instruction
>Password:
>
>In fact, it started immediately after I unpacked the new sets when
>'etcupdate' was unpacking the "etc" and "xetc" sets.
>
>This seems to be related to the recent pull-up of OpenSSH 1.1.1k to
>netbsd-9 (haven't booted a recent -current to see if it behaves
>similarly).

It is harmless. I will issue a pullup request.

christos