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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

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