Date: 02 Jun 2003 01:48:38 +0200 From: arno@heho.snv.jussieu.fr To: Nicolai Petri <nicolai@catpipe.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Polishing touch Message-ID: <wpbrxh9x61.fsf@heho.snv.jussieu.fr> In-Reply-To: <200306011930.26131.nicolai@catpipe.net> References: <wpadd1d9vm.fsf@heho.snv.jussieu.fr> <200306011930.26131.nicolai@catpipe.net>
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> > > module_register: module if_tap already exists! > > > Module if_tap failed to register: 17 > > > can't re-use a leaf (if_tap_debug)! > > > > tap0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > > ether 00:90:27:3f:12:9f > > > > bit I just compiled if_tap into my kernel, and I nowehere asked > > explicitly for kldloading "if_tap" (IIRC) > > > > I don't exactly know why it tries to load if_tap when it is already present, > but FreeBSD should not allow it to be double-linked into the kernel. I > created a patch that (hopefully ;) disallows this. You can find it at : > http://hobbes.bsd-dk.dk/~npp/kern_linker.patch > > I would appreciate if you have the time to test this to see if it aborts the > loading correctly. I know it's not exactly the real fix but it should stop > some panics. more or less : Setting hostname: M. > linker_file_register_modules: Cannot load module if_tap.ko. > linker_file_register_modules: Module if_tap is already loaded. > linker_load_file: register_modules_failed > linker_file_register_modules: Cannot load module if_tap.ko. > linker_file_register_modules: Module if_tap is already loaded. > linker_load_file: register_modules_failed tap0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > Could you also test if unloading the if_tap module panic's the system ? This > should ofcourse be tested without my patch and preferably when a tap device > is in use. no more panic. thanx, Arno
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