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List:       openbsd-sparc
Subject:    Re: Anyone successfully booted a recent SUN4M kernel?
From:       Theo de Raadt <deraadt () cvs ! openbsd ! org>
Date:       2005-09-19 18:39:03
Message-ID: 200509191839.j8JId3Ob000894 () cvs ! openbsd ! org
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> > The SUN4M-only kernel has always been unstable.  We don't know why.  I
> > suspect an #ifdef is wrong somewhere, or something.  Go track it down,
> > please.
> 
> No, no, no; you're confusing it with SUN4C - SUN4M has always been as
> solid as GENERIC for me (and other people) in the last 5+ years.
> 
> The problem could be tied to Kettenis' ptrace changes, but I am running
> with them since over 2 months on a SUN4M kernel without any problems.

No, I am not confusing it.

GENERIC has always been the most solid.

The kernels compiled for just one architecture, I have always had slight
problems with.  And I don't know why.  I've suspected a one line mistake
somewhere in the architecture handling.

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