Re: wpi0 going offline frequently

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:15:37 +0100
Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 06:36:56AM +0000, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
> > Feb 18 01:16:41 yellowstone /netbsd: pckbport: command timeout
> > Feb 18 01:16:41 yellowstone /netbsd: wpi0: fatal firmware error
> > Feb 18 01:16:41 yellowstone /netbsd: pms_disable: command error
> 
> This is a somewhat known problem where some locks are hold way too
> long. Do you see this problems with a UP kernel as well?
> 
Which problem -- the command timeout or the wpi0 error?  The command
timeout is infrequent enough that I can live with the recovery; I'll
just have to remember not be too quick with the power button when the
machine appears to freeze...

The wpi0 problem is a major annoyance.


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb