Re: zone(9) is broken on SMP?!

From: Florian C. Smeets <flo_at_kasimir.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 00:38:57 +0100
Max Laier wrote:
> If I build attached kmod and kldload/-unload it on a GENERIC kernel w/
> SMP & apic it'll error out:
> "Zone was not empty (xx items).  Lost X pages of memory."
> 
> This is on a p4 HTT, but seems reproducible on "proper" SMP systems as
> well. UP systems don't show it however.
> 
> Can somebody please try and report? Thanks!

Yes this is reproducible on a real SMP system:

bender kernel: Zone UMA test zone was not empty (65 items).  Lost 1 
pages of memory.

Regards,
flo
Received on Wed Nov 26 2003 - 14:39:01 UTC

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