Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 10:11:51 -0700 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Minor test from somebody with SMP needed Message-ID: <199802101711.KAA23233@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 10 Feb 1998 17:40:01 %2B0100." <19980210174001.25447@follo.net>
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Hi, > Can somebody test if their system seem to work reliably with the below > patch and > > options SIMPLELOCK_DEBUG > > in their kernel config file? Alternatively, can somebody that > understand the issues say if the change is correct? > > SIMPLELOCK_DEBUG doesn't work at all with a multiprocessor-system as > it is; the kernel won't even link, and this breaks LINT. These routines can't work with SMP as they substitute for real locks and an SMP machine would soon go down in flames if it depended on them. They are a debug mechanism for a single CPU system, and predate the FreeBSD developmnent effort. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe current" in the body of the message
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