Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 18:27:17 -0600 (CST) From: "Mike Pritchard" <mpp@mpp.minn.net> To: mrl@teleport.com (Mostyn/Annabella) Cc: current@Freebsd.ORG, mrl@teleport.com Subject: Re: vm/kern_lock.c:lock_read hang ? Message-ID: <199603110027.SAA00399@mpp.minn.net> In-Reply-To: <199603101751.JAA23037@linda.teleport.com> from "Mostyn/Annabella" at Mar 10, 96 09:51:05 am
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Mostyn/Annabella wrote: > > Hi, > My occaisional ppp (kernel) hangs seem to boil down to processes > sleeping at the tsleep(l, PVM, "lockrd", 0); statement in > lock_read in vm/kern_lock.c. > Any attempt to do anything at this point permanently hangs the > machine. > > Another way to create an instant panic is to go into ddb > (cntl/alt/esc) and type - > > show map > > which goes off to vm_map_print and panics. > > > This with a kernel from March 3rd. Try adding "-bsdcomp" to your /etc/ppp/options file and see if the problem goes away. Something in that code seems to trash the swaplist and who knows what else. I've been unable to track down exactly what in that code is causing the kernel memory corruption. -- Mike Pritchard mpp@minn.net "Go that way. Really fast. If something gets in your way, turn"
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