Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:01:31 +1100 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, peter.jeremy@auss2.alcatel.com.au Subject: Re: panic: getnewbuf inconsistent EMPTY queue in 3.0-RELEASE Message-ID: <199812090701.SAA09365@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>>I've just upgraded a Dell OptiPlex GXi from 32MB to 96MB. When I >>increase MAXUSERS from 20 to 40 and SEMMNU from 350 to 1000, the >>system panics `getnewbuf: inconsistent EMPTY queue, qindex=0' >>immediately after the message `changing root device to wd0s1a'. >... >Presumably, the real problem is that the buffer cache is either >uninitialised (possibly due to lack of KVM), or has been corrupted. >Unfortunately, it is not practical to have the system off-air for an >extended period whilst I poke around with DDB. Can anyone suggest >which knobs to tweak to resolve the problem (or even where to look for >the problem). valloc() in machdep.c isn't robust. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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