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From: bde@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: [FreeBSD 1.0e] Kernel's bss has grown up
Date: 8 Nov 1993 15:45:52 +1100
Organization: Kralizec Dialup Unix Sydney - +61-2-837-1183, v.32bis and v.42bis
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Message-ID: <2bkiu0INN2pj@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
References: <2bd92f$4t@keltia.frmug.fr.net>
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Keywords: kernel bss
In article <2bd92f$4t@keltia.frmug.fr.net>,
Ollivier Robert <Ollivier.Robert@keltia.frmug.fr.net> wrote:
>It seems that between the EPSILON and the RELEASE versions of FreeBSD, the
>kernel has gained a few bytes in the bss section. With the following config
>file, whereas the EPSILON version was using some bytes of bss, the RELEASE
>kernel's bss is so big that I get the "bss overlap, kernel must bzero" at
>boot time.
The kernel always bzeros, so the message is 100% useless and 100%
confusing. Some other confusing messages ("wdc0: extra interrupt",
and the one about stray interrupts (NOT the same as extra interrupts)
are only 99% useless. They are mainly reminders that the s/w is not
quite right.
--
Bruce Evans bde@kralizec.zeta.org.au