--- /usr/src.org/sys/i386/i386/synch_machdep.c	Mon Oct  2 22:05:04 2000
+++ /usr/src/sys/i386/i386/synch_machdep.c	Wed Oct  4 22:44:59 2000
@@ -314,10 +314,12 @@
 #ifdef DDB
 				else if (!db_active)
 #else
-				else
+				else if (m->mtx_lock != MTX_UNOWNED)
 #endif
-					panic(
-				"spin lock %s held by 0x%x for > 5 seconds",
+					DELAY (100); /* XXX */
+					if (m->mtx_lock != MTX_UNOWNED)
+						panic(
+				"spin lock %s held by 0x%x for too long",
 					    m->mtx_description, m->mtx_lock);
 			}
 		}