Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Hi, Is there a possible simple trick to generate dummy interrupts in a control fashion on an AMD system for testing? So, that I could increase the constant level of interrupts that the server would need to process per seconds as an example? So, far it doesn't look like the problem is with i

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Not sure if that mean anything what so ever. But when the box rebooted itself, this time I got this in ddb. All frozen, but the display show this: Not sure for the end of the line here = 0. Could be something else, but I can't see it. kkeerrnneell:: pprrootteeccttiioonn f a u l t t r a

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Stuart Henderson wrote: save dmesg from the various different kernels and use diff to see what changes between them. I didn't see in your posts to this thread whether you've compared with/without acpi? (recent snapshots should enable acpi automatically if you have >1 cpu/core and you'll see seve

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2007/11/26 18:21, Daniel Ouellet wrote: One more question for you if I may. As far as you know, does this difference interrupt processing is also use for UBS devices as well by any chance? yes, and everything else that uses interrupts. (/sys/arch/i386/config/GENERI

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
David Gwynne wrote: what is the bug you're able to reproduce? I posted it on misc@ and reply on an email with the same hardware problem on tech@ and open a but report as well on it. But the short story of it is that using amd64.mp kernel on Sun X4100 M2 I can crash the box at will by writin

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2007/11/26 18:21, Daniel Ouellet wrote: > One more question for you if I may. > > As far as you know, does this difference interrupt processing is also use > for UBS devices as well by any chance? yes, and everything else that uses interrupts. (/sys/arch/i386/config/GENERIC.MP uses ioapic, ...

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
David Gwynne wrote: what is the bug you're able to reproduce? Also, just more details, this bug is in as far back as 4.0. I didn't load a version before that, but with 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 and current of November 20, it's all doing the same, with way more bugs that were fix as well, but for this sp

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Ted Unangst wrote: On 11/26/07, Daniel Ouellet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My understanding's is that all drives are using an abstraction layer between the kernel and the drivers itself. Now, I don't know if there is a difference between drivers for a single processor kernel and a multiple core

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Ted Unangst wrote: On 11/26/07, Daniel Ouellet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My understanding's is that all drives are using an abstraction layer between the kernel and the drivers itself. Now, I don't know if there is a difference between drivers for a single processor kernel and a multiple core

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread David Gwynne
On 27/11/2007, at 7:59 AM, Daniel Ouellet wrote: Hi, Please correct me if my understanding is wrong. I am trying to trace a bug and I am not sure where it is really, but I got a possible idea I want to check for if that make sense. My understanding's is that all drives are using an abstra

Re: Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Ted Unangst
On 11/26/07, Daniel Ouellet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My understanding's is that all drives are using an abstraction layer > between the kernel and the drivers itself. > > Now, I don't know if there is a difference between drivers for a single > processor kernel and a multiple core kernel. So, f

Abstraction layer difference between single and multi processor kernel

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Hi, Please correct me if my understanding is wrong. I am trying to trace a bug and I am not sure where it is really, but I got a possible idea I want to check for if that make sense. My understanding's is that all drives are using an abstraction layer between the kernel and the drivers itsel