> It's been 12 years since I did any kernel programming.  I have zero
> experience in NetBSD's kernel and zero experience programming [s]mp 
> kernels.
> I can read though and even be somewhat skillful with gdb.  Given that
> shining resume, I need a mentor or a brief tutorial.
>
> I see the hooks for using serial port b for debugging in the kernel 
> options
> and I'd presume the best way to boot/test/load is via netboot, but is 
> there
> a better system that the second system could be?  <insert other q's>
>
> Not wanting to consume bandwidth in everyone's mailboxes,

please, please CC: me -- it's a very interesting topic and i'd like to 
follow it :)

tia!

>  could someone
> spend a few moments and recommend to me a configuration that's 
> effective?
>
> Goals:
>     - figure out why clamd will die, then panic, on sparc64 but run
> flawlessly on i386.
>     - figure out why my MP system panics when trying to idle other 
> cpus.
>     - etc.

:x!

timo