[OpenIndiana-discuss] Intel P67 Express Chipset and mixed(random) system hangs ???

[Svavar Örn Eysteinsson]

After configuring my /etc/system file with "set 
apix:apic_timer_preferred_mode=0x0"
my server is no more building up % load in kernel.


> Svavar Örn Eysteinsson
> 22. nóvember 2011 14:21
> Thank you so much for that.
> I will definitely try that option and restart the server.
>
> I read the bug #1333 and issued some commands that the users where doing.
>
> Firstly, my power.conf looks like this :
>
> device-dependency-property removable-media /dev/fb
> autopm            default
> autoS3            default
> cpu-threshold        1s
> S3-support        enable
> # Auto-Shutdown        Idle(min)    Start/Finish(hh:mm)    Behavior
> autoshutdown        30        9:00 9:00        noshutdown
> cpupm  enable
>
> I have not changed a bit in that file, just defaults.
>
> echo apic_timer::print apic_timer_t | sudo mdb -k
> {
>     mode = 0x2
>     apic_timer_enable_ops = deadline_timer_enable
>     apic_timer_disable_ops = deadline_timer_disable
>     apic_timer_reprogram_ops = deadline_timer_reprogram
> }
>
> mpstat 5 5 will show me : http://www.pastie.org/2903376
> powertop shows : http://www.pastie.org/2903386
>
> dtrace -n "apix_do_interrupt:entry/cpu==0/ { @a[stack()]=count()} END 
> { trunc(@a, 3); }" -c "sleep 10"
> will show me : http://www.pastie.org/2903457
>
> Any Horror or good stories about Realtek (rge) driver ?
> just asking, as the rge driver is used on the server (as it has 
> Realtek 8111E Gigabit Controller).
>
>
> Thank you so much.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Svavar Orn
> Reaykjvik - Iceland
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> Henner Gratz
> 22. nóvember 2011 12:03
> Hi!
>
> I (possibly) had the same problem with an Asus P8H67-M Pro mainboard. 
> It seems
> that Illumos bug #1333 (https://www.illumos.org/issues/1333) is the 
> reason for it.
> After I added
>
>    set apix:apic_timer_preferred_mode = 0x0
>
> to /etc/system to change the behaviour of the APIC timer everything 
> seems to
> work as expected. At least up to now. Now I have a problem with a 
> core-dumping
> ldap_cachemgr...
>
> Regards,
>
>  Henner
>
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