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Date:      Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:10:34 +0100
From:      Gianni Tedesco <gxt@cs.nott.ac.uk>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: very early kernel panic on system with 4GB mem
Message-ID:  <1223903434.12630.16.camel@dao.KWGR614>
In-Reply-To: <1223900423.12630.12.camel@dao.KWGR614>
References:  <1223900423.12630.12.camel@dao.KWGR614>

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On Mon, 2008-10-13 at 13:20 +0100, Gianni Tedesco wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Tried booting FREEBSD7.0 Release #1 on a a dell poweredge SC1425. I get
> an error 12: page fault in kernel mode (on write). Backtrace shows
> garbage, a few calls in section _end... The fault is very early on,
> literally copyright message, a message about memory above 4GB ignored
> then crash. Incidentally this is a non-PAE build. Config attached below.
> 
> Couldn't find any other similar reports. I have remote gdb access to
> machine so if you need further information let me know.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> # #
> # Kernel Configuration Files:
> #
> #    http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-config.html
> #
> # The handbook is also available locally in /usr/share/doc/handbook
> # if you've installed the doc distribution, otherwise always see the
> # FreeBSD World Wide Web server (http://www.FreeBSD.org/) for the
> # latest information.
> #
> # An exhaustive list of options and more detailed explanations of the
> # device lines is also present in the ../../conf/NOTES and NOTES files.
> # If you are in doubt as to the purpose or necessity of a line, check first
> # in NOTES.
> #
> # $FreeBSD: src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v 1.410 2004/08/01 19:37:34 markm Exp $
> 
> 
> machine		i386
> #cpu		I486_CPU
> #cpu		I586_CPU
> cpu		I686_CPU
> ident		MANAGER
> 
> makeoptions	DEBUG=-g		# Build kernel with gdb(1) debug symbols
> options		KDB
> options		DDB
> #makeoptions	COPTFLAGS=-O0
> makeoptions	COPTFLAGS="-pipe"
> #makeoptions	COPTFLAGS="-pipe"
> 
> options MD_ROOT_SIZE=32000
> 
> hints "GENERIC.hints"
> 
> options		PREEMPTION		# Enable kernel thread preemption
> options		UNIONFS
> 
> options 	SCHED_4BSD		# BSD scheduler
> options 	INET			# InterNETworking
> #options 	INET6			# IPv6 communications protocols
> options 	FFS			# Berkeley Fast Filesystem
> options 	SOFTUPDATES		# Enable FFS soft updates support
> #options 	UFS_ACL			# Support for access control lists
> #options 	UFS_DIRHASH		# Improve performance on big directories
> options 	MD_ROOT			# MD is a potential root device
> #options 	NFSCLIENT		# Network Filesystem Client
> #options 	NFSSERVER		# Network Filesystem Server
> #options 	NFS_ROOT		# NFS usable as /, requires NFSCLIENT
> #options 	MSDOSFS			# MSDOS Filesystem
> options 	CD9660			# ISO 9660 Filesystem
> options 	PROCFS			# Process filesystem (requires PSEUDOFS)
> options 	PSEUDOFS		# Pseudo-filesystem framework
> #options 	GEOM_GPT		# GUID Partition Tables.
> #options 	COMPAT_43		# Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP THIS!]
> #options 	COMPAT_FREEBSD4		# Compatible with FreeBSD4
> options 	SCSI_DELAY=5000		# Delay (in ms) before probing SCSI
> options 	KTRACE			# ktrace(1) support
> options 	SYSVSHM			# SYSV-style shared memory
> options 	SYSVMSG			# SYSV-style message queues
> options 	SYSVSEM			# SYSV-style semaphores
> options 	_KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING # POSIX P1003_1B real-time extensions
> options 	KBD_INSTALL_CDEV	# install a CDEV entry in /dev
> options 	ADAPTIVE_GIANT		# Giant mutex is adaptive.
> #options 	AHC_REG_PRETTY_PRINT	# Print register bitfields in debug
> 					# output.  Adds ~128k to driver.
> #options 	AHD_REG_PRETTY_PRINT	# Print register bitfields in debug
> 					# output.  Adds ~215k to driver.
> #options		PREEMPTION
> #options		TCP_DROP_SYNFIN
> #options		PAE		# Big RAM (>4Gb) extention
> 
> # To make an SMP kernel, the next two are needed
> options 	SMP		# Symmetric MultiProcessor Kernel
> #options		NETGRAPH
> device		apic		# I/O APIC
> 
> #options		DEVICE_POLLING
> #options		HZ=2000
> 
> #
> # Certain applications can grow to be larger than the 512M limit that
> # FreeBSD initially imposes.  Below are some options to allow that
> # limit to grow.  MAXDSIZ is the maximum that the limit can be set to,
> # and the DFLDSIZ is the default value for the limit.  MAXSSIZ is the
> # maximum that the stack limit can be set to.  You might want to set
> # the default lower than the max, and explicitly set the maximum with
> # a shell command for processes that regularly exceed the limit like
> # INND.
> #
> options     MAXSSIZ=(128UL*1024*1024)
> options     MAXDSIZ=(2048UL*1024*1024)
> options     DFLDSIZ=(1024UL*1024*1024)
> 
> 
> device		acpi
> 
> # Bus support.  Do not remove isa, even if you have no isa slots
> device		eisa
> device		pci
> 
> # Floppy drives
> #device		fdc
> 
> # ATA and ATAPI devices
> device		ata
> device		atadisk		# ATA disk drives
> device		ataraid		# ATA RAID drives
> device		atapicd		# ATAPI CDROM drives
> #device		atapifd		# ATAPI floppy drives
> #device		atapist		# ATAPI tape drives
> options 	ATA_STATIC_ID	# Static device numbering
> 
> # SCSI Controllers
> device		ahb		# EISA AHA1742 family
> device		ahc		# AHA2940 and onboard AIC7xxx devices
> #options 	AHC_REG_PRETTY_PRINT	# Print register bitfields in debug
> 					# output.  Adds ~128k to driver.
> device		ahd		# AHA39320/29320 and onboard AIC79xx devices
> #options 	AHD_REG_PRETTY_PRINT	# Print register bitfields in debug
> 					# output.  Adds ~215k to driver.
> device		amd		# AMD 53C974 (Tekram DC-390(T))
> device		hptiop		# Highpoint RocketRaid 3xxx series
> device		isp		# Qlogic family
> #device* 	ispfw		# Firmware for QLogic HBAs- normally a module
> device		mpt		# LSI-Logic MPT-Fusion
> #device	*	ncr		# NCR/Symbios Logic
> device		sym		# NCR/Symbios Logic (newer chipsets + those of `ncr')
> device		trm		# Tekram DC395U/UW/F DC315U adapters
> 
> device		adv		# Advansys SCSI adapters
> device		adw		# Advansys wide SCSI adapters
> device		aha		# Adaptec 154x SCSI adapters
> device		aic		# Adaptec 15[012]x SCSI adapters, AIC-6[23]60.
> device		bt		# Buslogic/Mylex MultiMaster SCSI adapters
> 
> device		ncv		# NCR 53C500
> device		nsp		# Workbit Ninja SCSI-3
> device		stg		# TMC 18C30/18C50
> 
> # SCSI peripherals
> device		scbus		# SCSI bus (required for SCSI)
> #device		ch		# SCSI media changers
> device		da		# Direct Access (disks)
> #device		sa		# Sequential Access (tape etc)
> device		cd		# CD
> device		pass		# Passthrough device (direct SCSI access)
> device		ses		# SCSI Environmental Services (and SAF-TE)
> 
> # RAID controllers interfaced to the SCSI subsystem
> device		amr		# AMI MegaRAID
> device		arcmsr		# Areca SATA II RAID
> device		asr		# DPT SmartRAID V, VI and Adaptec SCSI RAID
> device		ciss		# Compaq Smart RAID 5*
> device		dpt		# DPT Smartcache III, IV - See NOTES for options
> device		hptmv		# Highpoint RocketRAID 182x
> device		hptrr		# Highpoint RocketRAID 17xx, 22xx, 23xx, 25xx
> device		iir		# Intel Integrated RAID
> device		ips		# IBM (Adaptec) ServeRAID
> device		mly		# Mylex AcceleRAID/eXtremeRAID
> device		twa		# 3ware 9000 series PATA/SATA RAID
> 
> # RAID controllers
> device		aac		# Adaptec FSA RAID
> device		aacp		# SCSI passthrough for aac (requires CAM)
> device		ida		# Compaq Smart RAID
> device		mfi		# LSI MegaRAID SAS
> device		mlx		# Mylex DAC960 family
> device		pst		# Promise Supertrak SX6000
> device		twe		# 3ware ATA RAID
> 
> # atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse
> device		atkbdc		# AT keyboard controller
> device		atkbd		# AT keyboard
> #device		psm		# PS/2 mouse
> 
> device		vga		# VGA video card driver
> 
> #device		splash		# Splash screen and screen saver support
> 
> # syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console
> device		sc
> 
> # Enable this for the pcvt (VT220 compatible) console driver
> #device		vt
> #options 	XSERVER		# support for X server on a vt console
> #options 	FAT_CURSOR	# start with block cursor
> 
> #device		agp		# support several AGP chipsets
> 
> # Floating point support - do not disable.
> #device		npx
> 
> # Power management support (see NOTES for more options)
> #device		apm
> # Add suspend/resume support for the i8254.
> #device		pmtimer
> 
> # PCCARD (PCMCIA) support
> # PCMCIA and cardbus bridge support
> #device		cbb		# cardbus (yenta) bridge
> #device		pccard		# PC Card (16-bit) bus
> #device		cardbus		# CardBus (32-bit) bus
> 
> # Serial (COM) ports
> #device		sio		# 8250, 16[45]50 based serial ports
> 
> # Parallel port
> #device		ppc
> #device		ppbus		# Parallel port bus (required)
> #device		lpt		# Printer
> #device		plip		# TCP/IP over parallel
> #device		ppi		# Parallel port interface device
> #device		vpo		# Requires scbus and da
> 
> # If you've got a "dumb" serial or parallel PCI card that is
> # supported by the puc(4) glue driver, uncomment the following
> # line to enable it (connects to the sio and/or ppc drivers):
> #device         puc
> 
> # PCI Ethernet NICs.
> device		de		# DEC/Intel DC21x4x (``Tulip'')
> device		em		# Intel PRO/1000 adapter Gigabit Ethernet Card
> device		ixgb		# Intel PRO/10GbE Ethernet Card
> device		txp		# 3Com 3cR990 (``Typhoon'')
> device		vx		# 3Com 3c590, 3c595 (``Vortex'')
> 
> # PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code.
> # NOTE: Be sure to keep the 'device miibus' line in order to use these NICs!
> device		miibus		# MII bus support
> device		bfe		# Broadcom BCM440x 10/100 Ethernet
> device		bge		# Broadcom BCM570xx Gigabit Ethernet
> device		bce		
> device		dc		# DEC/Intel 21143 and various workalikes
> device		fxp		# Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557, 82558)
> device		pcn		# AMD Am79C97x PCI 10/100 (precedence over 'lnc')
> device		re		# RealTek 8139C+/8169/8169S/8110S
> device		rl		# RealTek 8129/8139
> device		sf		# Adaptec AIC-6915 (``Starfire'')
> device		sis		# Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900/SiS 7016
> device		sk		# SysKonnect SK-984x & SK-982x gigabit Ethernet
> device		ste		# Sundance ST201 (D-Link DFE-550TX)
> device		ti		# Alteon Networks Tigon I/II gigabit Ethernet
> device		tl		# Texas Instruments ThunderLAN
> device		tx		# SMC EtherPower II (83c170 ``EPIC'')
> device		vr		# VIA Rhine, Rhine II
> device		wb		# Winbond W89C840F
> device		xl		# 3Com 3c90x (``Boomerang'', ``Cyclone'')
> 
> device		loop		# Network loopback
> device		random		# Entropy device
> device		ether		# Ethernet support
> #device		sl		# Kernel SLIP
> #device		ppp		# Kernel PPP
> #device		tun		# Packet tunnel.
> device		pty		# Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc)
> device		md		# Memory "disks"
> #device		gif		# IPv6 and IPv4 tunneling
> #device		faith		# IPv6-to-IPv4 relaying (translation)
> 
> #device		pf		#PF OpenBSD packet-filter firewall
> #device		pflog		#logging support interface for PF
> #device		pfsync		#synchronization interface for PF
> 
> # The `bpf' device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter.
> # Be aware of the administrative consequences of enabling this!
> device		bpf		# Berkeley packet filter
> 
> # USB support
> device		uhci		# UHCI PCI->USB interface
> device		ohci		# OHCI PCI->USB interface
> device          ehci            # EHCI PCI->USB interface (USB 2.0)
> device		usb		# USB Bus (required)
> #device		udbp		# USB Double Bulk Pipe devices
> device		ugen		# Generic
> #device		uhid		# "Human Interface Devices"
> device		ukbd		# Keyboard
> #device		ulpt		# Printer
> #device		umass		# Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da
> #device		ums		# Mouse
> #device		urio		# Diamond Rio 500 MP3 player
> #device		uscanner	# Scanners
> # USB Ethernet, requires mii
> #device		aue		# ADMtek USB Ethernet
> #device		axe		# ASIX Electronics USB Ethernet
> #device		cue		# CATC USB Ethernet
> #device		kue		# Kawasaki LSI USB Ethernet
> #device		rue		# RealTek RTL8150 USB Ethernet
> device firmware
> 
> # FireWire support
> #device		firewire	# FireWire bus code
> #device		sbp		# SCSI over FireWire (Requires scbus and da)
> #device		fwe		# Ethernet over FireWire (non-standard!)
> 




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