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Subject: Re: 4.9 SMP Stability?
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Jeff Johnson wrote:
> So there was some discussion recently about SMP boxes spontaneously 
> rebooting with no crash dump logged.
> 
> as someone considering upgrading to 4.9 i naturally have some 
> reservation and concern.
> 
> Can folks comment on 4.9 stability and SMP.
> Are these rare fluke cases or a more common occurrence?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -j
> 

This has been an ongoing discussion since 4.9 was released.  Our
hope is that 4.10 will address these stability problems.  If you
are interested, please try out 4.10-BETA and see how it works for
you.

Scott