Re: 5.3 STABLE kernel compilation oddity

From: Kris Kennaway (kris_at_obsecurity.org)
Date: 01/31/05

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To: Billy Newsom <smartweb@leadhill.net>

    On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 09:53:12AM -0600, Billy Newsom wrote:

    > I have a similar system to yours, but a dual processor. One thing I see is
    > that as the days have gone by since the original 5.3-Release, the SMP code
    > has had some code changes that have alternately caused crashes or
    > compile-time errors, at least from my point of view. I am beginning to
    > regret using 5.3, but all of the press releases nudged me to believe that
    > 5.3 ws ready for live systems. I have to admit that I had problems with
    > 4.7 and 4.9, but not like the 5.3-STABLE track. I hope all of this doesn't
    > give FreeBSD a bad reputation, although it might earn it if it continues to
    > be so buggy for SMP systems. Having no experience with 5.2, I almost wish
    > I could provide more advice. But perhaps you can get the generic kernel
    > off the CD and boot to it to recompile your kernel.
    >
    > See this as one documented example:
    > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ERRATA/notices/FreeBSD-EN-05:03.ipi.asc

    Err, that's a *fix* to the SMP code, not breakage introduced after
    5.3-RELEASE as you claimed above.

    If you are seeing panics, you must submit appropriate bug reports (see
    the developers' handbook chapter on kernel debugging), or no-one can
    possibly help you.

    Kris

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