Re: HEADSUP: New pts code triggers panics on amd64 systems.

From: Gary Jennejohn <garyj_at_jennejohn.org>
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:43:19 +0100
Giorgos Keramidas writes:
> On 2006-02-07 13:28, Gary Jennejohn <garyj_at_jennejohn.org> wrote:
> >Giorgos Keramidas writes:
> >> On 2006-02-01 15:55, Steve Kargl <sgk_at_troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
> >> > After a binary search, I have determined that the new pts code is
> >> > triggering kernel panics on an AMD64 system.
> >>
> >> It also makes syscons unusable here.
> >>
> >> I just rebuilt a HEAD snapshot from today's latest CVSup, installed it
> >> in /dev/ad0s1a (my test partition), and the behavior is still the same
> >> as a few days ago:
> >>
> >>     - single user mode shell works fine
> >>
> >>     - in multiuser mode, when syscons reaches a login prompt
> >>       i have to press RET twice to see the last line
> >>
> >> It seems that something is broken in the way syscons detects whether an
> >> output line should be flushed out, but I'm not sure.
> >>
> >> A snapshot from -D '2006/01/26 01:30:00 UTC' works fine (just before the
> >> first pts change).
> >>
> >> I don't know how to debug this or provide more useful feedback, but I'll
> >> look at the diffs later today, when I'm done with $REALJOB stuff.
> >
> > I'm running a kernel from Feb 5 09:15 (GMT+1) w/o any problems,
> > even X works OK.
> 
> Is this on amd64?  A kernel and userland from today (Feb 7,
> around 07:00 UTC) is unusable on a Ferrari 3400 Lmi here.
> 

Yes, AMD64 X2 running on an ASUS A8V Deluxe.

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