Subject: Re: kern/32856: panic: uipc 3
To: None <kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/01/2006 02:50:02
The following reply was made to PR kern/32856; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
To: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
Cc: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org, kern-bug-people@netbsd.org,
	gnats-admin@netbsd.org, netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org,
	Christian Biere <christianbiere@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: kern/32856: panic: uipc 3 
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:47:49 -0800

 On Feb 28, 2006, at 5:40 PM, matthew green wrote:
 
 > i don't know but isn't this just going to hide a real bug?  it
 > seems that the panic() is to uncover an unconsistent condition
 > and we've done that, so the correct solution is to find what is
 > causing that and fix it, rather than change the panic.
 
 Agreed, this is just masking the real problem.  We need to determine  
 WHY that condition is happening, and then determine if that condition  
 is legitimate or itself needs to be fixed.  Presumably that panic was  
 placed there originally for a reason.
 
 -- thorpej