Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 22:26:01 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> Cc: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>, "Mr. K." <bsd@inbox.org>, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: panic Message-ID: <199912280626.WAA01224@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 27 Dec 1999 21:35:20 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9912272133280.10922-100000@shell.uniserve.ca>
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> > > Totally untweaked kernel. I didn't get to tweaking yet. I shouldn't have > > > to tweak anything to make the kernel not panic, though... Not > > > complaining, just pre-empting possible flames. > > > > That's completely incorrect. > > I don't know what part of the above you say is incorrect. > > FreeBSD has a tendency to panic in out of mbuf situations. That > shouldn't happen. The semantics of "should" and "shouldn't" are debatable. In this case, the panic is a simple indicator that the administrator hasn't correctly tuned the system. Many would argue that this is a much better outcome than a system that performs poorly for no immediately perceptible reason, and it certainly encourages the prompt application of a correct adjustment. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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