Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:16:51 +0000 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au> Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, Bruce Cran <brucec@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r216134 - in head: share/man/man9 sys/amd64/include sys/arm/include sys/i386/include sys/ia64/include sys/mips/include sys/pc98/include sys/powerpc/include sys/sparc64/include sys/sun4v... Message-ID: <20101203101651.7461ced0@core.draftnet> In-Reply-To: <20101203201705.O2228@besplex.bde.org> References: <201012022219.oB2MJUx5031472@svn.freebsd.org> <20101203201705.O2228@besplex.bde.org>
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On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 20:45:12 +1100 (EST) Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > KASSERT() in little inline functions gives a lot of bloat for such an > unlikely error. Stupid callers can still pass any garbage count > except 0. Yes, this catches a specific case that hps raised a few years ago: sending zero-length packets/frames would fail by causing the system to hang. Should we just document the restriction in the man page and not try and prevent it at runtime? -- Bruce Cran
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