freebsd stable - Sep 2006 - /usr/src/sys/i386/i386/local_apic.c and status of ULE

Hi all,

I wonder, what is the status of the ULE scheduler? Is it supposed to work at 
all?

I upgraded my -stable system some time ago and it started to hang at the end 
of the boot process, right before the mounting of the root device. I found 
out that the immediate cause was a change 
in  /usr/src/sys/i386/i386/local_apic.c.

I attach a patch that reverts the change, so that you can see what I am 
talking about. However, it only hangs if I use the ULE scheduler. That's why
I wonder whether the ULE scheduler is supposed to work or not.

Now, I understand that it might very well depend on some additional local 
condition. Thus, I also attach my dmesg (of a successful boot) and my kernel 
configuration file.

best regards,

Viktor
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Hi again,

Looks like the kernel configuration and dmesg where removed from my post; I 
guess I violated the attachment policy.

I put them on a webserver instead:
http://viktor.fi/attach/

Sorry for the extra noise.

Viktor

tisdag 26 september 2006 12:05 skrev Viktor Rosendahl:
> Hi all,
>
> I wonder, what is the status of the ULE scheduler? Is it supposed to work
> at all?
>
> I upgraded my -stable system some time ago and it started to hang at the
> end of the boot process, right before the mounting of the root device. I
> found out that the immediate cause was a change
> in  /usr/src/sys/i386/i386/local_apic.c.
>
> I attach a patch that reverts the change, so that you can see what I am
> talking about. However, it only hangs if I use the ULE scheduler.
That's
> why I wonder whether the ULE scheduler is supposed to work or not.
>
> Now, I understand that it might very well depend on some additional local
> condition. Thus, I also attach my dmesg (of a successful boot) and my
> kernel configuration file.
>
> best regards,
>
> Viktor