Subject: Re: NetBSD/sgimips 2-0 very stable on INDY (with exceptions)
To: None <port-sgimips@netbsd.org>
From: J Lachlan Kanaley <kanaley@student.usyd.edu.au>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 06/01/2004 13:31:04
On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 07:55:00PM -0500, sgimips NetBSD list wrote:
> All,
>
> I've just completed a full 2-0 release build on my INDY R5K running 2-0.
> Everything built fine, and the machine is quite stable with the
> exceptions mentioned below:
>
> 1. Using csh(1) as a login shell or as "csh -l" will still
> panic the kernel
> 2. Running ftpd(8) will still panic the kernel when it is invoked.
> 3. Running sshd(8) will still panic the kernel when it is invoked.
>
> Heeding the above-mentioned warnings results is a rock-solid machine.
> The release build took about three days, and the load average was pretty
> much maintained above 3. This build occured on locally-mounted drives.
> I'm now embarking on a build across NFS to tax the network. I'll report
> back on this.
>
> It appears that the R5K O2 is just as stable as the INDY with the above
> considerations under NetBSD/sgimips 2-0 branch.
>
> If anyone's listening, I'd REALLY love to see the R10K machines get some
> attention now *GRIN*
>
> I should also mention that the sgimips MAIN branch is also building fine
> again, but I've stopped testing it locally -- it basically exhibits the
> same panics right now.
>
> Cheers,
> -scott
Hello,
`su -' also causes a kernel panic (using netbsd-2 200405210000).
- Lachlan
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