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Date:      Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:28:45 +0000 (UTC)
From:      "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
To:        Frank Razenberg <frank@zzattack.org>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: kernel panic when accessing /dev/tap0
Message-ID:  <20100901142700.X31898@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net>
In-Reply-To: <4C7DB18F.5030501@zzattack.org>
References:  <4C7DB18F.5030501@zzattack.org>

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On Wed, 1 Sep 2010, Frank Razenberg wrote:

Hey,

> Robert Watson described a problem in this discussion: 
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2006-May/025880.html
> Currently I'm experiencing a similar problem, but on amd64 and FreeBSD 8.1 
> Release. Accessing /dev/tap0 instantly results in a kernel panic, so it's 
> most likely if_tap related. Is this a known problem? I've started 
> encountering it ever since I rebuilt my kernel with "options vimage".

this is expected.  I have a work in progress fix in perforce for
most/all cloned interfaces.  It's only a matter of extracting patches
now but it'll be anohter few days till I'll get to that.

/bz


PS: freebsd-virtualization@ might be the better place to post VIMAGE
problems.

-- 
Bjoern A. Zeeb                       This signature is about you not me.



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