Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:02:07 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Subject: RE: kern/42030: panic when zebra works on detaching tun interface Message-ID: <001001c37f34$574fcb60$1401a8c0@tedsbox> In-Reply-To: <200309191417.h8JEHYIn028405@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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I am not saying a kernel flaw should be left in place. I am saying that if someone fixes the FreeBSD kernel that it will not help you to get Zebra to do what you want it to do. Presumably you filed the bug because you have a problem that you would like fixed, and presumably the problem is that you want to be able to detach the tun interface and have Zebra make an adjustment without a panic. You will not get this to happen by beating the FreeBSD kernel people over the head, because even if someone fixes the FreeBSD kernel problem, the Zebra application will still be broken. I think you are frustrated because you can't get the Zebra/Quagga people to fix the bug in Zebra. I am sorry and I understand your frustration, being a Quagga user myself. But, I posted followup on this bug because the FreeBSD kernel people have limited time to fix bugs, and must prioritize them and fix the FreeBSD kernel bugs that affect the most people first. The fact that the Linux kernel also panics when Zebra does this is a good indication that the application program has a serious bug in it. If no other application programs on FreeBSD trigger this particular bug in the kernel, then the FreeBSD kernel developers are not likely to take this up, without input from the Zebra development team saying what they are doing wrong that is causing the panic. As I said before, your best bet on getting this problem resolved is to start with the Zebra/Quagga development team. Ted
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