Re: pkg/60326: node_exporter pkg crashes on netbsd 10 unless COMPAT_90 is present in kernel

The following reply was made to PR pkg/60326; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Benny Siegert <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: Re: pkg/60326: node_exporter pkg crashes on netbsd 10 unless COMPAT_90
 is present in kernel
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:38:44 +0000 (UTC)

 > I run a custom kernel configuration and noticed that node_exporter would 
 > not work due to a crash in an lwp_park related syscall (see full 
 > stacktrace below)
 >
 > As soon as anything tried to hit /metrics, it crashes.
 
 That's a known issue, unfortunately.
 
 Go uses syscalls directly. It supports NetBSD starting with 9, by having 
 binaries that use the NetBSD 9 syscall interface. So you will need the 
 NetBSD 9 compatibility bits to run Go binaries. That's not just 
 node_exporter but any Go software.
 
 -- 
 Benny