Subject: kern/9604: SIOCSIFNETMASK makes ia->ia_subnet unsynchronized
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <itojun@itojun.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/12/2000 02:24:34
>Number: 9604
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: SIOCSIFNETMASK makes ia->ia_subnet unsynchronized
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Mar 12 02:24:00 2000
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino
>Organization:
itojun.org
>Release: latest current (Sun Mar 12 19:21:03 JST 2000)
>Environment:
System: NetBSD coconut.itojun.org 1.4.2_ALPHA NetBSD 1.4.2_ALPHA (COCONUT) #6: Tue Dec 28 18:42:20 JST 1999 itojun@coconut.itojun.org:/usr/home/itojun/NetBSD14/syssrc/sys/arch/i386/compile/COCONUT i386
>Description:
In sys/netinet/in.c, SIOCSIFNETMASK processing does not update
ia->ia_subnet. Therefore, ia->ia_subnet will become unsynchronized
if someone uses SIOCSIFNETMASK. not sure if it raises real problem
or a feature.
>How-To-Repeat:
code inspection
>Fix:
adjust it as necessary?
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: