Re: Enabling NUMA in BIOS stop booting FreeBSD

From: Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 13:23:40 +0200
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 02:14:37PM +0300, Slawa Olhovchenkov wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 01:05:35PM +0200, Konstantin Belousov wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 02:37:14AM +0300, Slawa Olhovchenkov wrote:
> > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 04:20:33PM -0600, A. Wilcox wrote:
> > > 
> > > > >>>> Try the debugging patch below, which unconditionally disables import of
> > > > >>>> previous buffer.  To test, you would need to boot, then frob options in
> > > > >>>> BIOS, reboot, again frob etc.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> still need test patch? if yes, with BIOS options?
> > > > >> Yes, please test the patch.  I explained the procedure above.
> > > > > 
> > > > > sorry, i don't know 'frob'.
> > > > > what exactly options combination I need test and what about memory test?
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > The idea is that when rebooting, stale memory contents remain, but are
> > > > corrupted due to interleave.
> > > > 
> > > > "Frob" basically means "mess with".  So apply patch, test kernel,
> > > > reboot, change NUMA option, reboot again, see if it works, and so on.
> > > > Basically repeat your test with the NUMA=on interleave=on, NUMA=off
> > > > interleave=on, etc etc.
> > > 
> > > NUMA=on interleave=off booted
> > > NUMA=on interleave=on hang
> > > 
> > > I think different combination whatever?
> > 
> > Do you mean, that both patched kernel, and unpatched kernel with the
> > memory test enabled, hang when NUMA and interleave options enabled ?
> 
> Unpatched kernel boot with the memory test enabled when NUMA and
> interleave options enabled -- I am already reported this.
> 
> patched kernel  with the memory test enabled boot too.
> 
> i.e. memory test enabled allow boot in any situation.
Then what about was the statement above ?  You said that NUMA and interleave
on caused hang.  Was that on the patched kernel ?

> 
> > Could you enable the options, power down the machine for 10-20 minutes,
> > and try to boot ?
> 
> For with kernel and bios options and boot options?
> I am have two day befor server put in production for any expirements,
> but please, be more clear in what combination need to test.

Boot with NUMA enabled and interleave off.
Patch kernel with the 'if (1 || ...)' patch.
Reboot, enter BIOS setup and enable interleave there.
Try to boot - does it boot ?
If it did not booted, power machine off for 10 minutes.
Power it on, try to boot (with the same patched kernel).
Does the machine boot now ?
Received on Tue Dec 13 2016 - 10:23:47 UTC

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