Subject: port-arm32/3047: Kernel panics when Web-browsing in X over PPP connection
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <mpumford@black-star.demon.co.uk>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/17/1996 23:56:19
>Number: 3047
>Category: port-arm32
>Synopsis: Kernel panics when Web-browsing in X over PPP connection
>Confidential: yes
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 19 04:50:01 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Mike Pumford
>Organization:
None
>Release: 1.2_BETA
>Environment:
Acorn RiscPC 32MB DRAM 2MB VRAM
ARM610 processor, 3.2GB + 850MB IDE disks
Acorn SCSI card, Pioneer DRM602X SCSI2 CDROM, IBM 115MB
Hard Disk, Zoom 28.8 V34 Modem.
NetBSD-current kernel.
System: NetBSD black-star 1.2B NetBSD 1.2B (BLACK-STAR) #23: Tue Dec 17 00:48:10 GMT 1996 mpumford@black-star:/usr/src/sys/arch/arm32/compile/BLACK-STAR arm32
>Description:
A data abort occurs in com_start when web browsing with Mosaic
under X11R6.1. It seems to be timing related as it only occurs
when using Mosaic. All text mode TCP applications work correctly
when running in an xterm. The stack bactrace for this problem is
as follows:
_data_abort_handler
_com_start
_pppstart
_ppp_outpkt
_pppintr
_dosoftints
This sequence is repeated several times on the stack trace.
>How-To-Repeat:
Run Mosaic under X across a PPP link after a while the X session
will appear to have hung. Switching to virtual terminal 0 after
this hang reveals the 'db>' prompt.
>Fix:
Unknown.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: