Re: [Vserver] Re: [parisc 32bit] first test of 'stable' vs 2.6.16-vs2.0.2-rc14 (-pa10 parisc tree)

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Fri 31 Mar 2006 - 21:47:31 BST
Message-ID: <20060331204731.GB15466@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 06:27:51PM +0100, Joel Soete wrote:
> Hello Herbert,
>
> > On Thu, Mar 30, 2006 at 06:23:27PM +0100, Joel Soete wrote:
> [...]
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, it's not actualy usable because exhibit to much "BUG: soft
> > > lockup detected on CPU#0!" which dramaticaly reduce the few perf of this
> box ;-(.
> > >
> > > It _seems_ to be a parisc kernel pb but not easy to reproduce. Can just
> hope ;-)
> >
> > that's a kernel option, you might just want to
> > disable this 'new' feature for now ...
> >
> Sorry for delay but this system is a bit old (and slow).
>
> That said do you remember how much 'new' is this option (I don't have
> enough space to save all kernel and config ;<( )?
>
> Well some time ago (I find back: around 2.6.12-rc1), I already
> did 'just disable' a debug option, in the hope that works better:
> the actual effect was just disable to printout "BUG ..." but the
> underground bug effect was always there and kernel still missbehave.

not disabling the de'bug' option, but the hang check
and probably submitting something to lkml so that
folks there could look into it ...

at least I assume this happens with a vanilla kernel
too, if not, please let me know ...

> But that's a long time ago and as you're the second to 'just want to
> disable this feature', I need to test.
>
> The first thing is that, the system behaviour is still heratic:
> 1/ at the console a return can answer immediately or about 30s later?
>
> 2/ the same in a ssh connection: ls, vserver-stat ; sometime immediate
> answer, sometime wait (even in the midle of the type of the cmdl)
>
> 3/ I reach to enter a vps (awaiting about 20min) but responding from time
> to time
>
> 4/ but the system is still alive.... let it run the w-e

sounds like a major scheduling issue ...

best,
Herbert

> Thanks,
> Joel
>
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