NetBSD Problem Report #2846

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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 20:52:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Schwartz <mykes@members.sportsextra.com>
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>Number:         2846
>Category:       port-alpha
>Synopsis:       can't change maxusers and make working kernel
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    gnats-admin
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Oct 14 17:05:01 +0000 1996
>Closed-Date:    Thu Mar 12 01:50:24 +0000 1998
>Last-Modified:  Thu Mar 12 01:51:29 +0000 1998
>Originator:     Mike Schwartz
>Release:        1.2
>Organization:
	Internet Extra Corp.
>Environment:
	multia, netbsd, alpha
System: NetBSD members.sportsextra.com 1.2 NetBSD 1.2 (WAVE) #1: Thu Sep 19 17:14:30 PDT 1996 explorer@wave.webmaster.com:/u0/explorer/usr/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/WAVE alpha


>Description:
	Take GENERIC kernel and change maxusers to 128, kernel hangs after
	printing memory message (a couple lines after printing copyright).
	Make it 32 and kernel reboots in infinte loop (right away).
>How-To-Repeat:
	See Description
>Fix:
	dunno.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

From: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
To: mykes@members.sportsextra.com
Cc: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Subject: Re: port-alpha/2846: port-alpha
Date: 15 Oct 1996 02:03:01 -0400

 Mike Schwartz <mykes@members.sportsextra.com> writes:

 > >Environment:
 > 	multia, netbsd, alpha
 > System: NetBSD members.sportsextra.com 1.2 NetBSD 1.2 (WAVE) #1: Thu Sep 19 17:14:30 PDT 1996 explorer@wave.webmaster.com:/u0/explorer/usr/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/WAVE alpha

 this appears to be the kernel I built for you...  It does not work?

 --Michael

From: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@ux2.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
To: mykes@members.sportsextra.com
Cc: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org, port-alpha@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: port-alpha/2846: port-alpha 
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:07:41 -0400

 > [ pr 2846: ]
 >
 > >Description:
 > 	Take GENERIC kernel and change maxusers to 128, kernel hangs after
 > 	printing memory message (a couple lines after printing copyright).
 > 	Make it 32 and kernel reboots in infinte loop (right away).

 The fix for this involves completely rewriting NetBSD/alpha's pmap
 module.  While that's a nice long-term goal (and i've barely started
 work on it), it _will_ take a long time to happen.

 If you've suggestions for interim solutions (e.g. forcibly limiting
 maxusers to a lower value), i'd be glad to consider them.



 chris
Responsible-Changed-From-To: gnats-admin->cgd 
Responsible-Changed-By: cgd 
Responsible-Changed-When: Tue Oct 15 06:25:02 PDT 1996 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
i'm claiming it. 
State-Changed-From-To: open->suspended 
State-Changed-By: cgd 
State-Changed-When: Tue Oct 15 16:12:13 PDT 1996 
State-Changed-Why:  
This can't be dealt with properly until the pmap code is rewritten. 
In the mean time, the user has been given several suggestions and 
pointers for other things to look at if he runs into problems. 
Responsible-Changed-From-To: cgd->gnats-admin 
Responsible-Changed-By: cgd 
Responsible-Changed-When: Wed Oct 22 17:02:37 PDT 1997 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
unclaim; i'm no longer the alpha port maintainer. 
State-Changed-From-To: suspended->closed 
State-Changed-By: thorpej 
State-Changed-When: Wed Mar 11 17:50:24 PST 1998 
State-Changed-Why:  
Necessary parts of NetBSD/alpha pmap module have been rewritten. 
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