Big problems with 7.1 locking up :-(

[Claus Guttesen]

>> I am also surprised that this isn't more widely reported, as
>> the hardware is very common. The only oddity with ym compile
>> is that I set the CPUTYPE to 'core2' - that shouldnt have an effect, but
>> I will remove it anyway, just so I am actually building a completely
>> vanilla amd64. That way I should have what everyone else has, and since
>> I don't see anyone else saying they have isues then maybe mine will
>> go away too (fingers crossed)
>>
>    Intel suggests nocona for x86_64 platforms and prescott for x86
> (i386) based platforms on the 4.2 line, because they best matched the
> cache size and featureset of the Core2 processors.
>
>    I don't think that core2 support was fully completed in 4.2 (in
> fact I believe it was just started), and I don't think that our
> binutils supports it properly.
>
> Some thoughts,
> -Garrett

I've updagraded a test-webserver to 7.1 when it was released. After a
few days I upgraded a production-webserver to 7.1 on Jan. 8'th and it
has been running without any problems. The webserver is not heavily
loaded (load at 2-3 on average). I have made a buildworld -j 8 and it
runs fine.

If the reported lockup is due to i/o a buildworld will not be able to
reproduce it.

It has performed a buildworld without problems and I'll be doing some
buildworlds throughout the day.

This is on a HP c-class-blade with 8 GB ram, 2 x quad-core and the
build-in p200-controller with 64 MB ram.

-- 
regards
Claus

When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom,
the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.

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