Subject: Re: 2002/4/27 -current MP kernel hangs (fwd)
To: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
From: Frank van der Linden <fvdl@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-smp
Date: 05/02/2002 02:20:02
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 05:09:40PM -0700, Paul Goyette wrote:
> I added LOCKDEBUG and commented out my "apm0 at..." line in the config
> file, and the resulting kernel has been running solid for the last hour!
> 
> Are there known problems with apm0 and MP kernels?

Yes. APM wasn't really designed with SMP in mind, most BIOSes likely
come with an APM implementation that has problems with MP.

ACPI is what you're supposed to use these days for powersaving, but
the NetBSD ACPI code isn't complete yet.

- Frank

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Frank van der Linden                           fvdl@wasabisystems.com
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