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Date:      Sun, 7 Sep 2003 23:59:22 +0200
From:      Harald Schmalzbauer <h@schmalzbauer.de>
To:        deischen@freebsd.org, Daniel Eischen <eischen@vigrid.com>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: i386_set_ldt messages with today's world
Message-ID:  <200309072359.27441@harrymail>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10309071704300.26424-100000@pcnet5.pcnet.com>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.10.10309071704300.26424-100000@pcnet5.pcnet.com>

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On Sunday 07 September 2003 23:13, Daniel Eischen wrote:

*SNIP*

> > Warning: pid 577 used static ldt allocation.
> > See the i386_set_ldt man page for more info
>
> Something is using i386_set_ldt() static ldt allocations.  We
> added the warning message to detect usage of these allocations
> so they could be changed to dynamic allocations.
>
> Our threads libraries make use of LDTs on i386, so having
> other code also use (possibly) the same LDT would break
> things.
>
> > Only ode still exists which is:
> > 541  ??  S      0:15,50 /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -auth
> > /var/run/xauth/A:0-2CitM
>
> What is ode?  Typo?  pid?

Typo. Only "one" PID is still listed.

>
> I don't see how XFree86 can use i386_set_ldt().  It doesn't
> reference it on my box:
>
>   $ nm /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 | grep ldt

I also tried that and nothing returns. Had a look at man nm, but can't do=20
anything with it. I'm no programmer.
And first I'll have to get a "i386 Microprocessor Programmer's Reference=20
Manual, Intel".

Well, like mentioned I'm no programmer, I only wondered what this was and a=
s=20
far as I understood it's nothing I have to worry about, but unclear to you?

Let me know if I can do anything helpful.

Thanks,

=2DHarry


>   $

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