number of CPUs and IPI panic

[Nik Azim Azam]

hmm, you've forgotten to include the patch with the
mail?

--- Stephan Uphoff <ups at tree.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 09:22, Stephan Uphoff wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-11-03 at 07:33, Stephan Uphoff wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2004-11-02 at 21:11, Stephan Uphoff
> wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 04:11, Nik Azim Azam
> wrote:
> > > > > the system still panics with the same
> message with the
> > > > > provided patch. please advise me what should
> i do to
> > > > > get more information out of this panic.
> > > > > 
> > > > > thanks,
> > > > > nik.
> > > > 
> > > > Could you try the attached patch?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks
> > > > 	Stephan
> > > > 
> > > >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> > > There is a bug in my patch that basically
> disables AST IPIs :-(.
> > > ( Pretty harmless - buildworld runs without a
> hitch)
> > > I will send a new patch later today.
> > > 
> > > 	Stephan
> > 
> > Uhhh .. caught a virus and need to recover first.
> > My last patch was so ridiculously broken that I
> decided not to touch any
> > code for the next few days.
> > 
> > 	Stephan
> > 
> 
> OK - lets try this again.
> The attached patch should prevent blocking on
> redundant IPIs caused by
> the apic not being able to queue the request.
> If this does not work we will have to instrument the
> code.
> 
> 	Stephan
> 
> 



		
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