Index: /trunk/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_checkdependent.pl
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--- /trunk/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_checkdependent.pl	(revision 33055)
+++ /trunk/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_checkdependent.pl	(revision 33056)
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@
             } elsif ($fault_count > $max_fault_count) {
                 print "$stage $stage_id has faulted $fault_count times. Giving up\n";
-                $fault = $PSTAMP_GONE;
-                faultComponent('chip', $chip->{chip_id}, $chip->{class_id}, $PSTAMP_GONE);
-                return $PSTAMP_GONE;
+                # XXX: stop faulting chips for now
+#                $fault = $PSTAMP_GONE;
+#                faultComponent('chip', $chip->{chip_id}, $chip->{class_id}, $PSTAMP_GONE);
+                $fault = $PSTAMP_NOT_AVAILABLE;
+                return $fault;
             }
             # fault the dependent