> This problem looks very similar as: > > https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=140288534929223&w=2 > > On my i386 KVM after each upgrade I run this: > > #!/bin/sh > > for kernel in /bsd /bsd.mp > do > config -fe $kernel << EOF > find mpbios > disable mpbios > find mpbios > find acpimadt > disable acpimadt > find acpimadt > quit > EOF > done > > > Please CC me in any replies, I'm not receiving mails from `misc`
Mikolaj, This kind of mail wants me want to push for removal of the config -e support. It is incredibly bad advice. Yes, there are bugs in the interrupt handling code, every operating system on PCs has this because it is very difficult code to debug. And machines are slowly changing in behaviour. But advising users to all run different code paths leads to a fragmented userbase running different kernel code paths, which lead them to all submit different misleading bug reports and as a result, more pressure on fewer developers. Who might eventually stop caring as much. If as a general rule we all want better code running on our systems, where do you fit in? Let me be blunt. Your advice is bad.
