On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:01:24 -0400 Kumba <kumba@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Andrew Sharp wrote: > > > > I hungrily await said patch, as I believe this is a problem on > > RM9000 processors as well. I'm seeing "random" SIGILLs on user > > processes, particularly large complicated shell scripts like > > configure on an RM9k platform. > > This was more or less exactly what I was seeing on an O2 RM7000 setup > until the fix for errata #28 was put in (which should already be > enabled for RM9000 systems). > > Check include/asm-mips/war.h and make sure your machine is included > in the list that define ICACHE_REFILLS_WORKAROUND_WAR. If not, add > it and test; and fire off a patch. Should fix that issue (especially > if bash is the only userland process dying while complex g++ compiles > behave fine) Thanks, I had added this about a month ago, but the l-users were reporting that the problem persisted. Now that I've had a chance to examine it myself, it appears they were confused. There's a first time for everything. I will be sending some patches to be sure, once I get all the bugs worked out. This architecture, a bifurcated RM9000x2 together with a marvell south bridge, is a searing pain I have to deal with daily. Cheers, a
