RE: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-08-06 Thread Gary R. Van Sickle
> Christopher Faylor wrote: > > >FYI, the win98 testcase that I reported > > >(http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-07/msg01120.html) locks > up in the > > >same way (as the testcase in this thread) on my > hyperthreaded machine > > >at work (P4, XPPro), but runs fine fine with HT disabled in BIOS

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-08-05 Thread Errol Smith
Christopher Faylor wrote: >FYI, the win98 testcase that I reported >(http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-07/msg01120.html) locks up in the >same way (as the testcase in this thread) on my hyperthreaded machine >at work (P4, XPPro), but runs fine fine with HT disabled in BIOS. >Maybe seeing what the tw

RE: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-08-05 Thread Dave Korn
> -Original Message- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor > Sent: 05 August 2004 12:31 > On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 07:28:26PM +1000, Errol Smith wrote: > >Christopher Faylor wrote: > >>For the record I have never doubted that people were reporting real > >>problems. I doubt

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-08-05 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 07:28:26PM +1000, Errol Smith wrote: >Christopher Faylor wrote: >>For the record I have never doubted that people were reporting real >>problems. I doubt that Corinna has either. >> >>No more "me toos" are required here. So, as Larry implied, either >>debugging of the prob

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-08-05 Thread Errol Smith
Christopher Faylor wrote: >For the record I have never doubted that people were reporting real >problems. I doubt that Corinna has either. > >No more "me toos" are required here. So, as Larry implied, either >debugging of the problem or the donation of a system is necessary. FYI, the win98 testc

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-08-02 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 10:59:28AM -0400, Larry Hall wrote: >At 02:10 PM 7/30/2004, you wrote: >> >>-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >>Hash: SHA1 >> >>Larry, >> >>this may be a language thing - English is not my native language) - >>but the script I provided does show the stated behaviour -it pr

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-08-02 Thread Larry Hall
At 02:10 PM 7/30/2004, you wrote: > >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > >Larry, > >this may be a language thing - English is not my native language) - >but the script I provided does show the stated behaviour -it provides >enough load in and of itself. As I said, it sometimes fails

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Larry Hall
At 02:42 PM 7/30/2004, you wrote: > >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > >> Is it fair to assume that you've run the same thing with HT turned >off and that you don't see the problem? > >It is. I cancelled the script the next morning, don't remember the >number of iterations display

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Volker Bandke
from my fortune cookie jar) - -Original Message- From: Larry Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 8:23 PM To: Volker Bandke; Cygwin List Subject: [cygwin] Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise) At 02:10 PM 7/30/2004, you wrote: > >

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Larry Hall
At 02:10 PM 7/30/2004, you wrote: > >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > >Larry, > >this may be a language thing - English is not my native language) - >but the script I provided does show the stated behaviour -it provides >enough load in and of itself. As I said, it sometimes fails

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Volker Bandke
al Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Hall Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 7:01 PM To: Volker Bandke; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cygwin] Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise) At 12:17 PM 7/30/2004, you wrote: > >-BEGIN PGP

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Larry Hall
At 12:17 PM 7/30/2004, you wrote: > >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > >>FWIW, I have a multi-cpu machine and have, in the past, run the >>supposedly failing tests for days without problem. > >On my single-CPU, Hyperthreading machine the error occurs within 30 >minutes, latest, even

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Volker Bandke
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >FWIW, I have a multi-cpu machine and have, in the past, run the >supposedly failing tests for days without problem. On my single-CPU, Hyperthreading machine the error occurs within 30 minutes, latest, even if no other activity is going on...

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 12:03:16PM -0400, Chuck McDevitt wrote: >On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 11:41:39AM -0400, Chuck McDevitt wrote: >>I've also been trying to convince my company to donate a hyperthreaded >>machine to someone on the cygwin project, but so far, management's >>reaction is "How do we kno

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Chuck McDevitt
On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 11:41:39AM -0400, Chuck McDevitt wrote: >I've also been trying to convince my company to donate a hyperthreaded >machine to someone on the cygwin project, but so far, management's >reaction is "How do we know anyone will work on the problem, even if we >give them a machine?"

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 11:41:39AM -0400, Chuck McDevitt wrote: >I've also been trying to convince my company to donate a hyperthreaded >machine to someone on the cygwin project, but so far, management's >reaction is "How do we know anyone will work on the problem, even if we >give them a machine?"

Re: Cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Chuck McDevitt
"Volker Bandke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/30/2004 09:30 AM To <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc Subject Cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise) -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi everyone, This msg relates to an earlier one at http://sou

Re: cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded machines (reprise)

2004-07-30 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 03:30:20PM +0200, Volker Bandke wrote: > >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > >Hi everyone, > > >This msg relates to an earlier one at > > >http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2004-04/msg00223.html > > >with title "Cygwin1.dll problem with Hyperthreaded