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