misc/124111: kernel says see i386_set_ldt; man page doesn't help

[Ted Unangst]

>Number:         124111
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       kernel says see i386_set_ldt; man page doesn't help
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu May 29 20:40:01 UTC 2008
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ted Unangst
>Release:        6.3
>Organization:
>Environment:
6.3-RELEASE
>Description:
I see a number of these in the message buffer:
Warning: pid 76289 used static ldt allocation.
See the i386_set_ldt man page for more info

So I refer to the man page.  It doesn't say anything that seems relevant to the above.  It doesn't even contain the word static.

What has pid 76289 done?  Is the process "really hosed" as the man page warns me?  That's the only warning reference in the man page.

As a developer, the man page doesn't shed much enlightenment, and as the sysadmin who is likely the only person seeing these, it's really baffling.
>How-To-Repeat:
Probably came about while running mono.
>Fix:
>From searching the web, the solution appears to be "Don't panic, it's not a real warning."  Maybe the man page can say so too.

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