Re: Libthr stable enough for testing

From: Lars Eggert (larse_at_ISI.EDU)
Date: 05/31/03

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    Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 17:38:04 -0700
To: Mike Makonnen <mtm@identd.net>

    Mike Makonnen wrote:
    > I have committed some changes to libthr today. All but one of them were bug
    > fixes, so I encourage everyone to update their source.
    ...
    >>I'll try to get a dump of the exact error messages when I have access to
    >> the box again in a few days.
    >
    > Please.

    I tried, but the following is a surefire way to freeze my SMP box solid
    at the moment (with today's libthr):

            1. symlink libc_r to libthr
            2. portupgrade -f gnomepanel
            3. start gnome
            4. machine freezes solid while gnome splash screen shows

    To resurrect:

            1. remove libthr symlink
            2. portupgrade -f gnomepanel
            3. start gnome, works fine

    I could never reproduce the symptoms from a few days ago, where some
    pieces (i.e. gnomepanel) would not start giving an error message, but
    the rest of gnome came up, and the machine didn't freeze. (And "freeze"
    == ping fails and no panic showing on a serial console.)

    Any ideas what else to try?

    Lars 

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Lars Eggert <larse@isi.edu>           USC Information Sciences Institute

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