Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:10:03 GMT From: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org> To: wmoran@collaborativefusion.com, ade@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, ade@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/108121: [pmap] pmap.c panic message references a sysctl that doesn't exist Message-ID: <200701300110.l0U1A3ZT008738@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Synopsis: [pmap] pmap.c panic message references a sysctl that doesn't exist State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: ade State-Changed-When: Tue Jan 30 01:04:41 UTC 2007 State-Changed-Why: The message is correct. However, it is *NOT* a sysctl, rather it is a tunable that can be set in /boot/loader.conf eg: vm.pmap.shpgperproc=1000 Making this a sysctl, with the ability to dynamically change it whilst the system is running would be Exceptionally Hard[tm]. One could possibly make a case for providing a read-only sysctl, though it is likely to be of very limited use, since pv exhaustion is not by any means a typical occurance. Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->ade Responsible-Changed-By: ade Responsible-Changed-When: Tue Jan 30 01:04:41 UTC 2007 Responsible-Changed-Why: Since I provided the specific "fix" (in terms of an appropriate panic, rather than letting the kernel wander off into la-la land as was the case previously), I'll assume (some of ;) the responsibility... http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=108121
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