Re: SMP

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 19:26:48 +0000 (GMT)


> The following problems occur:
> o Hangs on "setserial"... comment that out on startup.

Known issue.

> o The network daemons die with problems with select().
> Feb 17 08:28:07 quark portmap[52]: svc_run: - select failed: Unknown
> error 514
> Feb 17 08:28:07 quark portmap[52]: run_svc returned unexpectedly
> Feb 17 08:29:41 quark inetd[54]: select: Unknown error 514
>
> o Some network daemons die with simple socket() function calls
> such as accept():
>
> Feb 17 08:24:31 quark sendmail[79]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): getrequests:
> accept: Error 512

This is a bug in the 2.1.2x kernels. I know why it is occuring. Im trying
to find a very clean fix for it.

Alan