Re: [gentoo-user] Ryzen seg fault issue fixed

[Alan Mackenzie]

Hello, Rich.

On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 08:23:48 -0400, Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 7:03 AM, Alan Mackenzie <acm@×××.de> wrote:

> > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 15:46:31 +1000, Adam Carter wrote:
> >> FYI, you should be able to return your CPU for a fixed one now.

> >> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=new-ryzen-fixed&num=1

> > Thanks for that.  I wasn't actually aware anybody else was suffering
> > from this.

> > I've had quite a few build failures with segmentation faults, always (as
> > far as I can tell) while building .lo files.  Initially, I suspected the
> > RAM, but memtest presented a clean bill of health after several hours
> > testing.

> > It's going to be a pain and a half taking my PC to bits to extract the
> > processor, but I suppose it's got to be done.  ;-(


> Does anybody know if AMD is doing advance returns of the defective
> CPUs (ie they send the replacement CPU before receiving the original
> back, typically with a hold on a credit card)?  Mine also fails the
> gcc test, though I don't think I've encountered the issue yet in
> routine use (I suspect it is only a matter of time and it is only a
> week old).  I really don't want to be without a CPU for weeks on end.

I bought mine from a shop (along with all the other components) in
person, and paid in cash.  Everything, bar the case, fitted into my
rucksack.  That case was getting darned heavy by the time I'd walked home
with it.  ;-(

Presumable the -j17 setting has something to do with those seg faults.

I'm hoping the shop will be able to get me a replacement before I have to
return the defective processor to them.  We'll see.

> --
> Rich

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Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).