Re: [BProc] so what is with 2.6.7 and later kernels?

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On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 06:41:01PM -0600, Michal Jaegermann wrote:
> I am trying to get bproc going with kernels later than 2.6.6
> but I run into a trouble which so far does not want to budge.
> To reduce that to "simplest" terms I have now kernel.org
> 2.6.6 and 2.6.7 kernels for i686 SMP  and I used a kernel patch
> from bproc-4.0.0pre5; with minor adjustments in the second
> case.  Configuration for both kernels is practically the same.
> 
> For both I can start the service, boot my test node and 
> bpstat and bpctl work and behave in an expected manner. So far
> so good.  But if I will do something like
> 
>    bpsh 1 ls
> 
> then with 2.6.6 kernel I am getting an expected listing but
> with 2.6.7:
> 
>   bpsh: Child process on node 1 exited abnormally
> 
> The same with any other process on a node I am trying to run
> via bpsh.  As for now my efforts to get to the bottom of this
> matter were not very succesfull.  Anybody with ideas what I am
> missing here?

I you're probably seeing an issue with vmadump and it's page table
walk.  I have this fixed and I hope to get it released today.

[ The lab is finally back to a point where I can work on this stuff so
  I'm trying to get through all the email and patches in the queue. ]

- Erik