From: EXT-Douglas, Ian R (Ian.Douglas@Europe.Boeing.com)
Date: Wed Jan 14 2004 - 05:56:44 EST
Please help,
My Alpha ES40 crashed last night with
"panic (cpu 3): simple_lock:time limit exceeded" message.
According to HP here is a fix under UNIX 4.0G patch kit 3
Fixes a system panic with the panic string:
"simple_lock: time limit exceeded"
The problem is I am running UNIX 4.0G patch kit 3 already.
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FYI:
locktimeout (locktimeout)
The number of seconds that a CPU will wait (spin) on a simple
lock. If
a CPU cannot acquire a simple lock in the specified amount of
time, a
fatal error occurs, and the system panics and issues a
"simple_lock:time limit exceeded" message.
Default value: 15 (seconds)
Do not modify the default setting for this attribute unless
instructed
to do so by Compaq Computer Corporation support personnel or
by patch
kit instructions. A 0 value might cause boot failures on a
multiprocessor system. Values larger than the default might
hang the
system instead of causing it to panic and reboot.
Ian R. Douglas
Sytems Administration
Configuration Management
Nimrod MRA4 Project,
C/O BAE Systems W429B
Warton Aerodrome Preston
Lancs PR4 1AX
01772 858 526 (Tel)
44 1772 858 564 (FAX)
e-mail: ian.douglas@europe.boeing.com
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