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Ralf Baechle wrote:

>On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 10:45:48AM -0400, Greg Weeks wrote:
>
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>>>This is the malta branch with the tlb patch from Ralf applied. The LTP 
>>>test:
>>>      
>>>
>
>Credits for this patch go to Maciej who actually went through the pain
>of debugging this problem that did show it's ugly head long, long after
>the affected revision has been obsoleted by newer revisions.
>
>  
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>>>-bash-2.05b# shmem_test_06
>>>      
>>>
>>This test does some mucking with shmat at fixed addresses that might not 
>>be correct for mips. I still wouldn't expect to see a machine check when 
>>it goes to free the shared memory areas. I'm going to try it on a 24K 
>>malta as soon as I get yamon on it and can get it booted.
>>    
>>
>
>I've been able to reproduce it on on two 4Kc boards of different revisions
>so this seems to be something else.  It does not hit 5Kc and 24K.
>  
>
Have you tried a 4kec? That's the only other mips board I have available.

Greg Weeks