Gregory Sutter writes:
> I am experiencing a problem with syscons and init when I have a
> certain line in my kernel configuration file, and am hoping that
> you can fix the bug. My system is a recent 4-STABLE, although
> the problem also showed up in an April 24 4-STABLE. I do not
> have a -CURRENT box.
>
> FreeBSD trurl.zer0.org 4.3-STABLE FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE #6: Wed May 16 17:44:58 PDT
>2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GEN i386
>
> Here is a diff between a working kernel configuration file (GEN)
> and a non-working one (GEN.not):
>
> trurl gsutter /sys/i386/conf $diff -u -0 GEN.not GEN
> --- GEN.not Wed May 16 17:12:42 2001
> +++ GEN Wed May 16 17:49:06 2001
> @@ -61 +61 @@
> -options SC_HISTORY_SIZE=8000
> +#options SC_HISTORY_SIZE=8000
>
> I have not tested with other SC_HISTORY_SIZE values.
>
> When I boot with a kernel compiled with the SC_HISTORY_SIZE=8000
> option, I observe the following:
>
> 1. No gettys are spawned. If I ssh in, I can manually start
> gettys.
>
> 2. Processes remain in zombie state after exiting. This occurs
> whether they exit normally, or are killed with any signal.
>
> These two symptoms lead me to believe that init(8) is being
> adversely affected by the syscons history size option.
>
> If I can be of assistance in tracking down this problem, please
> let me know.
0cicuta~(5)>strings /kernel | grep ___ | grep SC_HISTORY_SIZE
___options SC_HISTORY_SIZE=2118 # number of history buffer lines
0cicuta~(6)>dc
2118 132 16 **p
4473216
q
0cicuta~(7)>uname -a
FreeBSD cicuta.babolo.ru 4.3-STABLE FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE #2: Mon May 7 05:12:15 MSD
2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/babolo/usr/src/sys/cicuta i386
As far as I remember with SC_HISTORY_SIZE=2200 switich to
132 column mode crashed FreeBSD of some old version.
I think that reason for such behavior is big memory amount
for history (non swapable?)
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