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Date:      Thu, 18 May 2006 14:02:48 -0400
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: kernel panic on kldload in 6.1
Message-ID:  <20060518180248.GA59768@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <20060518085751.87254B845@shodan.nognu.de>
References:  <BC02D4C2-2968-462C-AFE1-58B4C5A1E1C3@netmusician.org> <20060518043629.GA29966@xor.obsecurity.org> <20060518085751.87254B845@shodan.nognu.de>

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On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 10:57:51AM +0200, Frank Steinborn wrote:
> Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > It sounds like you have an old (6.0) module you're still trying to
> > load.  Things like the nvidia driver and other ports are prime
> > candidates.
> >=20
> > Kris
>=20
> Does that mean that all the panic-issues with kld(un)load are fixed in
> 6.1? I crashed an important 6.0-STABLE box several times by trying to
> unload procfs for example and I don't want to run in such nightmares
> again by fiddling with klds unless I'm sure it's safe now.

No, it means that modules are not cross-compatible between releases.

Please retest your problem with 6.1 and file a PR if you encounter it
again; it's the only way it will get fixed.

Kris

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