Justin Yates Fletcher <jyfletc...@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi all, > > Occasionally when I start a VM (Alpine v3.19) the host computer freezes > solid and requires a hard power off. > > It is not consistent but it does seem more stable when I have fewer > things running on the computer. If I have a desktop running, web > browser, video player, editor, etc. then starting a VM seems to cause > the freeze more often... I can't say that with certainty though but > maybe I am running into some kernel limit? > > The computer is running -current but the issue has been there since I > first installed OpenBSD on the computer with the 7.5 release. > > Any input on how to debug this? Or other pointers? The freeze could be the kernel panicking. If you're running X at the time, you will most likely not see the panic message or ddb prompt. If you're able to reproduce this consistently, try switching to another console (e.g. alt-ctrl-F1) and starting the vm there. That way if there's a panic you should see it and we can better dig into the issue. > > dmesg, vm.conf, and sysctl.conf attached. > I didn't see anything abnormal in dmesg or vm.conf. I'm not familiar with the sysv_shmem kernel stuff, so no idea if those settings make sense. -dv
