The following reply was made to PR kern/33116; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Quentin Garnier <cube@cubidou.net>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp
Subject: Re: kern/33116: bogus vnd(4) attach/detach messages
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:50:14 +0100

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 On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 12:30:02PM +0000, tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp wrote:
 > >Number:         33116
 > >Category:       kern
 > >Synopsis:       bogus vnd(4) attach/detach messages
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       low
 > >Responsible:    kern-bug-people
 > >State:          open
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   net
 > >Arrival-Date:   Tue Mar 21 12:30:02 +0000 2006
 > >Originator:     Izumi Tsutsui
 > >Release:        NetBSD 3.99.17
 > >Organization:
 > >Environment:
 > System: NetBSD/hp300 3.99.17
 > Architecture: m68k
 > Machine: hp300
 > >Description:
 >=20
 > On executing vnconfig(8), kernel prints messages like
 > > vnd0: vnode disk driver
 > > vnd0 detached
 > even if no vnd(4) device is configured.
 
 Yes, that's normal considering how the vnd(4) driver is organised.
 
 The message is harmless, though, it just means a device is created on
 open(), and destroyed on the following close().
 
 It's a trade-off to keep binary compatibility;  I plan to change it
 later, but it has to be done carefully.
 
 --=20
 Quentin Garnier - cube@cubidou.net - cube@NetBSD.org
 "When I find the controls, I'll go where I like, I'll know where I want
 to be, but maybe for now I'll stay right here on a silent sea."
 KT Tunstall, Silent Sea, Eye to the Telescope, 2004.
 
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