Subject: bin/3387: annoying ifconfig -a bug
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <paul@plectere.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/24/1997 13:50:12
>Number:         3387
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       ifconfig error msg prints wrong interface name
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 24 14:20:01 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Paul Shupak
>Organization:
Technology Transfer Services
>Release:        NetBSD-current 3/24/97
>Environment:
System: NetBSD cobalt 1.2D NetBSD 1.2D (COBALT) #3: Sun Mar 23 22:02:54 PST 1997     paul@cobalt:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/COBALT i386

>Description:
	When an interface (e.g. eon0 ) fails to correctly respond to
	the SIOCGIFMEDIA, the name printed in the error message is that
	of the previous interface which had its status printed.
>How-To-Repeat:
	ifconfig -a  w/kernel containing "eon0"
>Fix:

*** ifconfig.c	Mon Mar 24 09:26:31 1997
--- ifconfig.c-ORIG	Mon Mar 24 13:34:54 1997
***************
*** 939,945 ****
  	}
  
  	if (ifmr.ifm_count == 0) {
! 		warnx("%s: no media types?", ifmr.ifm_name);
  		goto proto_status;
  	}
  
--- 939,945 ----
  	}
  
  	if (ifmr.ifm_count == 0) {
! 		warnx("%s: no media types?", ifr.ifr_name);
  		goto proto_status;
  	}
>Audit-Trail:
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