New errata: PAE kernel panic.

Mostly submitted by scottl. Any errors are mine.
2003-06-20 21:07:05 +00:00 · 2003-06-20 21:07:05 +00:00 · 5c32bee98e
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--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml
@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ hw.eisa_slots=0        # disable probing for EISA devices</programlisting>
      Research Projects Agency (DARPA): OpenPAM, NSS support, PAE
      support, various MAC framework updates, the GEOM disk geometry
      system.</para>
+
+    <para>An integer overflow could cause kernel panics on PAE-using
+      machines with certain memory sizes.  This bug has been corrected
+      on both the <literal>RELENG_5_1</literal> and
+      <literal>HEAD</literal> branches.  A workaround for this problem
+      is to remove some memory, update the system in question, and
+      reinstall the memory.</para>
 ]]>

  </sect1>