Re: [2.3.25 SMP] Crash in do_fork/kmem_cache_grow

Marc ZYNGIER (maz@wild-wind.fr.eu.org)
06 Nov 1999 08:13:02 +0100


Hi, Ingo.

>>>>> "Ingo" == Ingo Molnar <mingo@chiara.csoma.elte.hu> writes:

Ingo> On 5 Nov 1999, Marc ZYNGIER wrote:

>> Just in case it might raise someone's eyebrows, the kernel is compiled
>> on a dual celeron box (much much faster...) with CONFIG_M586TSC set.

Ingo> hm, dual Celerons should be compiled with CONFIG_M686, that makes the APIC
Ingo> code faster and adds other/different lowlevel optimizations (like the TCP
Ingo> checksum code which is 10-20% faster if CONFIG_M686 is turned on).

Yep, but the offending system IS a dual pentiums (P5@133). I use se
dual Celerons as a cross compilation system... The target kernel uses
CONFIG_M586TSC while the one running on the Celerons uses CONFIG_M686.

I hope I have cleared the situation...

M.

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