Subject: Re: kern/35351 (Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern)
To: None <kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Elad Efrat <e@murder.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/07/2007 10:05:03
The following reply was made to PR kern/35351; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Elad Efrat <e@murder.org>
To: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
Cc: rmind@NetBSD.org, source-changes@NetBSD.org, core@netbsd.org,
gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: kern/35351 (Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern)
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:01:59 +0200
YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
>> YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
>>>>> ok, then you mean not to fix it for netbsd-4?
>>>>>
>>>>> YAMAMOTO Takashi
>>>> no, sorry. it's not a problem for netbsd-4.
>>>>
>>>> -e.
>>> i don't understand why it isn't a problem. can you explain?
>>>
>>> YAMAMOTO Takashi
>> I think I already did.
>
> sorry, where/when?
>
>> can you tell me why it *is* a problem?
>
> because, afaik, there is no difference wrt this problem between
> netbsd-4 and current.
>
> YAMAMOTO Takashi
are we talking about the pr itself or the null dereference commit?
whichever one it is, I'd like to see a scenario of where it can be
a problem.
-e.