bin/121684: : dump(8) frequently hangs

[Danny Braniss]

> Danny,
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion, but my system is a P-III so there is only one
> CPU. At 1GHz, I think that this easily qualifies as an "older, slower,
> non-smp host".

I just tried it on a GEODE/7.0 stable - slower than a P-III :-), and
dump went smoothly so, to help isolate the problem, if it still happens to you,
let me know what os/version - I can probably find a P-III around here.

danny